Stieg Larsson > Quotes

“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“What she had realized was that love was that moment when your heart was about to burst.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“Everyone has secrets. It's just a matter of finding out what they are.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“There are no innocents. There are, however, different degrees of responsibility.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“Then I discovered that being related is no guarantee of love!”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“She went around with the attitude that she would rather be beaten to death than take any shit.”
― Stieg Larsson

“Nobody can avoid falling in love. They might want to deny it, but friendship is probably the most common form of love.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

“I’ve had many enemies over the years. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s never engage in a fight you’re sure to lose. On the other hand, never let anyone who has insulted you get away with it. Bide your time and strike back when you’re in a position of strength—even if you no longer need to strike back.”
― Steig Larson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“Keep in mind that I'm crazy, won't you?”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“Don’t ever fight with Lisbeth Salander. Her attitude towards the rest of the world is that if someone threatens her with a gun, she’ll get a bigger gun.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“But she wished she had had the guts to go up to him and say hello. Or possibly break his legs, she wasn't sure which.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“Armageddon was yesterday, today we have a serious problem.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“Normally seven minutes of another person's company was enough to give her a headache so she set things up to live as a recluse. She was perfectly content as long as people left her in peace. Unfortunately society was not very smart or understanding.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“I can be a regular bitch. Just try me.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“When she came to her senses again she cut off all contact with him. It had not been easy, but she had steeled herself. The last time she saw him she was standing on a platform in the tunnelbana at Gamla Stan and he was sitting in the train on his way downtown. She had stared at him for a whole minute and decided that she did not have a grain of feeling left, because it would have been the same as bleeding to death. Fuck you.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“Salander was the woman who hated men who hate women.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“Always retain the ability to walk away, without sentimentality, from a situation that felt unmanageable. That was a basic rule of survival. Don't lift a finger for a lost cause.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“To exact revenge for yourself or your friends is not only a right, it's an absolute duty.”
― Stieg Larsson

“Dear Government... I'm going to have a serious talk with you if I ever find anyone to talk to.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“I'm not going to apologize for the way I've led my life.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

“There were not so many physical threats that could not be countered with a decent hammer.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“She had stared at him for a whole minute and decided that she did not have a grain of feeling left, because it would have been the same as bleeding to death. Fuck You.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“Impulsive actions led to trouble, and trouble could have unpleasant consequences.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“No, I don't believe in God, but I respect the fact that you do. Everyone has to have something to believe in.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“It doesn't matter how good the enemy's weapons are. If he can't see you, he can't hit you. Cover, cover, cover. Make sure you're never exposed.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“We need to have a talk on the subject of what's yours and what's mine.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“I'm unhappy. I don't want to fall in love with you. It'll hurt far too much when it's over”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

“Kalle Fucking Blomkvist”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“Sometimes they were together so often that it felt as though they really were a couple; sometimes weeks and months would go by before they saw each other. But even as alcoholics are drawn to the state liquor store after a stint on the wagon, they always came back to each other.”
― Steig Larssen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“It did no good to cry, she had learned that early on. She had also learned that every time she tried to make someone aware of something in her life, the situation just got worse. Consequently it was up to her to solve her problems by herself, using whatever methods she deemed necessary.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo