Quote by Jo Nesbø Download Open image ““Norwegians were not exactly what you might call a cultured people - Nikolai Loeb”” — Jo Nesbø ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“I consider myself a Nordic author. But I do not know exactly what that is. I think it has something to do with time,… — Lars Saabye Christensen Copy Share Image
“You're NOT Norway!!! You'll never BE Norway!!! And BECAUSE of your not being Norway, you will be CRUELLY and UNFORGIVINGLY PUNISHED!!!” — Denmark Copy Share Image
The Scandinavians are dear people but they've never been what you might call bywords for wit and sparkle, have they? — Kingsley Amis Copy Share Image
“Danes are good at appreciating the small things in life and at making the best of whatever they have. They place emphasis on the… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“I am connected with the people who go abroad, to Sweden, there where people have an attitude.” — Petra Hermans Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Grundtvig believed that national identity was about a sense of belonging, that Denmark should not pursue outer grandeur but seek prosperity in the well-being… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, I don't think people know a great deal about the Viking culture, apart from the label that is usually attached to them,… — Gabriel Byrne Copy Share Image
Whenever I travel anywhere, I'm constantly asked if I'm Swedish. It's the burden of most Norwegians. The Swedes have just got a better publicity… — Christopher Heyerdahl Copy Share Image
And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting. So, whatever initial trepidation or… — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
“It’s strange, but when your father has gone you suddenly discover that the choices you have made were as much for him as for… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“The great thing about facts is that you don't have to ponder whether they're desirable or not.” — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“He who is destined for the gallows will not drown, as we say in Norwegian,” Harry said. “What?” “I agree.” — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“He sensed her aroma and greedily breathed in the fragrance. He must not let himself be duped. Those cunning bastards at Karl Lagerfeld and… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“That morality—which some people imagine is God-given and eternal—is as malleable and learned as our ideas of beauty, our enemies, our fashion trends.” — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“I just know that when I’m walking on the wafer-thin ice of happiness, I’m terrified, so terrified that I wish it was over, that… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“longevity bestowed respect, even upon a whorehouse madam if she kept going for long enough.” — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“Man's ability to think rationally when self-interest was at stake was inversely proportional to intelligence. - Aune” — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“A sudden, uncontrollable fury rose in him, and he cast around for something to smash. He snatched the whiskey bottle from the table and… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“I shut my eyes and concentrated on the sun, and on feeling it warm my skin. On pleasure. Hedon. The Greek god. Or idol,… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
