Quote by Henning Mankell Download Open image ““A dead black man—nothing to bother about.”” — Henning Mankell ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“He had always thought that death was black nothingness, but he had not counted on being awake for it.” — Kay Kenyon Copy Share Image
“People wanted security. They couldn't bear the idea of death being a black nothing, couldn't bear the thought of their loved ones not existing,… — John Green Copy Share Image
“There is nothing comparable when to comes to the black man. He has no culture, no civilization, and no long historical past.” — Frantz Faron Copy Share Image
“He looked like a charcoal drawing of a man. In death, he was blacks and whites.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“I waited for the moment when he would resume his task of blood. The position was a strange one: he had already tried to… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“You wanted to show everyone you could write about the black heart of a killer. And all the while pretending you don't even have… — Naoyuki Ochiai Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I'm a black. Not everyone realizes blackness has to be conferred upon you again and again. It's like getting your nails done. Or… — Laura Yes Yes Copy Share Image
“The white man will never be alone. Let him be just, and deal kindly with my people. For the dead are not powerless.” — Chief Seattle Copy Share Image
“If a policeman is serious about his profession but says he has time, he lies.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“There is a silence in empty houses that is unique... People have left and taken all the noise with them.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
My father thought, and now I think too, that the system of democracy is entirely based upon the system of justice. If we do… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I still have a photo on my wall of the greatest idol I will ever have in my life, and it's myself at eight.… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“The experience he'd gained during his years in the police force had given him this unambiguous answer: there are no murderers. Only ordinary people… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
We used to send whole flocks of birds shooting out of our mouths and never managed to grab them by their wings. — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
He was so excessively polite that Wallendar suspected he had endured many humiliations in his life. — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“This is what Sweden is - quiet people leaning over the newspapers and coffee cups, each one with his own thoughts and destiny.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“Working with keys is always meaningful. Locking and opening is, in a sense, man's very purpose on this earth.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“La plupart des voyages dont on rêve n'ont jamais lieu. Ou alors on les accomplit intérieurement. L'avantage, quand on emprunte ces vols intérieurs, c'est… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
Our exile organizations have been our way of replacing the cities and villages we have lost. — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
