I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city, because, frankly, I don't know what it would be like.
Today everything must be easy and it mustn't take time ... ready meals. Powdered hot chocolate and instant coffee ... Living takes time. We need to g… - Karin Fossum
Today everything must be easy and it mustn't take time ... ready meals. Powdered hot chocolate and instant coffee ... Living takes time. We need to g…
- Karin Fossum
Successful people are not interesting. I feel for the losers. That's where my heart lies. - Karin Fossum
Successful people are not interesting. I feel for the losers. That's where my heart lies.
I believe I could commit a crime. We all can. It depends on which situations we find ourselves in. In despair, I would steal food if my children were… - Karin Fossum
I believe I could commit a crime. We all can. It depends on which situations we find ourselves in. In despair, I would steal food if my children were…
We're not really afraid to die. We're only afraid of being forgotten. We know that we'll be forgotten, and the idea is unbearable, don't you agree? A… - Karin Fossum
We're not really afraid to die. We're only afraid of being forgotten. We know that we'll be forgotten, and the idea is unbearable, don't you agree? A…
Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance. - Karin Fossum
Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance.
If we don't believe in the Devil, we won't be able to recognize him when he suddenly shows up. - Karin Fossum
If we don't believe in the Devil, we won't be able to recognize him when he suddenly shows up.
If you want to be seen, you have to put yourself out there - it's that simple. - Karin Fossum
If you want to be seen, you have to put yourself out there - it's that simple.
It is hard work to give life to new characters every single day. It is not as if I am God. I am just a tired, middle-aged woman trying to keep going. - Karin Fossum
It is hard work to give life to new characters every single day. It is not as if I am God. I am just a tired, middle-aged woman trying to keep going.
I have experienced a murderer among my friends. Many, many years ago. At close range I have seen the impact of it. I knew the victim, I went to the f… - Karin Fossum
I have experienced a murderer among my friends. Many, many years ago. At close range I have seen the impact of it. I knew the victim, I went to the f…
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