Maj Sjowall

“Rather free than rich”

— Maj Sjöwall

Death is never very pretty.

— Maj Sjowall

You get tough when you grow up unloved. People described me as a boyish girl - rather shy, but I didn't show…

— Maj Sjowall

There were many films made for both cinema and television, and in general I don't connect them very much with our books.…

— Maj Sjowall

“The police car bellowed through the night. The tail lights of the car in front came closer. All around them, but especially…

— Maj Sjöwall

Sweden is a small country, and a Swedish writer can barely make a living as an author. We were able to quit…

— Maj Sjowall

Yes, think what a lot of nonsense one can figure out with plenty of time. Brooding is the mother of ineffectiveness.

— Maj Sjowall

We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.

— Maj Sjowall

People read more mysteries than they do political pamphlets.

— Maj Sjowall

When I was 11, I realised that I did not have to live the life my mother had: school, marriage, children, apartment,…

— Maj Sjowall

I like Jo Nesbo and Hakan Nesser. There are so many good books in the world. I don't want to spend time…

— Maj Sjowall

We wanted to describe society from our Left point of view. Per had written political books, but they'd only sold 300 copies.…

— Maj Sjowall