Jo Nesbo

My father grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., with my grandparents. In Norwegian my name is pronounced 'Yoo' but my father used to…

— Jo Nesbo

What we humans think we know is nothing compared to what we need to believe to numb the fear and pain.

— Jo Nesbo

At nineteen I was pretty sure I was going to be a professional soccer player. At that time I played for one…

— Jo Nesbo

The nature of Scandinavians is that they don't talk so much, there will be these dark secrets, and most things are under-communicated.

— Jo Nesbo

I wasn't that into crime novels at all, but a friend introduced me to the work of Jim Thompson - I loved…

— Jo Nesbo

I think I was righteous. I saw myself as the good guy in my own movie. I didn't get into many fights…

— Jo Nesbo

When I propose a candidate for a job I don't do it because the person in question is the best but because…

— Jo Nesbo

Many Scandinavian writers who had made their name in literary fiction felt they wanted to have a go at the crime novel…

— Jo Nesbo

“And the rest of the story?" he asked, trying to force a smile. "Is that like everything else in POT, on a…

— Jo Nesbo

“Ceri loves Sci-Fi - " Game of Thrones " also - Harry Hole , Lisbeeth Salander, Funky Scando Fiction, Supports Swans, Nirvana,”

— Jo Nesbo

I was a really bad taxi driver. I only collided twice but it was one time too much.

— Jo Nesbo

As I say, we Norwegians love our woolens, and you can buy some beautiful knitwear in Oslo. They might cost you a…

— Jo Nesbo

Everyone has a need to do penance. It's a basic need, like washing. It's about harmony, an absolutely essential inner balance. It's…

— Jo Nesbo

The only pressure I feel is to write good books. And to not replicate the previous book. Whether you have a thousand…

— Jo Nesbo

You get spoiled as a novelist because you get to be the director and the editor, and you play all the parts,…

— Jo Nesbo

I'm just an entertainer. In a way crime stories are boring. A crime's been committed and at the end you know it…

— Jo Nesbo

“There's often a pretty clear logic behind madness.”

— Jo Nesbo

“They had studied law, information technology and art history as part of their beauty treatment, they had let Norwegian taxpayers finance years…

— Jo Nesbo

You can't visit readers where you think they are. You have to invite them home to where you are and try to…

— Jo Nesbo

It was a sudden inspiration. But inspiration never came without a reason.

— Jo Nesbo

Do what boxers do, sway with the punches. Don't resist. If any of what happens at work gets to you, just let…

— Jo Nesbo

For many years, it seemed as if nothing changed in Norway. You could leave the country for three months, travel the world,…

— Jo Nesbo

Revenge is the thinking man's reflex, a complex blend of action and consistency no other animal species has so far succeeded in…

— Jo Nesbo

When you're an established name, you know that a children's book will have a pretty good chance of getting picked up. Like…

— Jo Nesbo

They say that every writer, they write about himself, and I think that to a certain extent that is true. But also…

— Jo Nesbo