As a writer, I am an intellectual. I believe in the ideals of the Enlightenment, I believe in the written word, in dialogue and in truth. I hate lies more than anything else. Most of the time I react by writing.
People always leave traces. No person is without a shadow. - Henning Mankell
People always leave traces. No person is without a shadow.
- Henning Mankell
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
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.
Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of informati… - Henning Mankell
Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of informati…
Life is a flimsy branch over an abyss. - Henning Mankell
Life is a flimsy branch over an abyss.
When someone asks me to list the 10 best novels ever written, I always refuse to answer. - Henning Mankell
When someone asks me to list the 10 best novels ever written, I always refuse to answer.
Our exile organizations have been our way of replacing the cities and villages we have lost. - Henning Mankell
Our exile organizations have been our way of replacing the cities and villages we have lost.
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
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…
Dreams can be of value even if you don’t have an opportunity to turn them into reality. - Henning Mankell
Dreams can be of value even if you don’t have an opportunity to turn them into reality.
We don't have time to argue. Nobody has time. - Henning Mankell
We don't have time to argue. Nobody has time.
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