Justice doesn't only mean that the people who commit crime are punished. It also means that we can never give up seeking the truth.

- Henning Mankell

People always leave traces. No person is without a shadow.

- Henning Mankell

Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of informati…

- Henning Mankell

Life is a flimsy branch over an abyss.

- Henning Mankell

When someone asks me to list the 10 best novels ever written, I always refuse to answer.

- Henning Mankell

For me Oliver Twist is a political novel. It is a furious critique of the treatment of orphans and poor children who were forced to spend their early…

- Henning Mankell

Our exile organizations have been our way of replacing the cities and villages we have lost.

- Henning Mankell

Dreams can be of value even if you don’t have an opportunity to turn them into reality.

- Henning Mankell

We don't have time to argue. Nobody has time.

- Henning Mankell