Henning Mankell

Quotes by Henning Mankell

26 quotes found

Author · Swedish · 1948–2015

Swedish author (1948–2015)

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“Among all the nonsense, mistakes, and bad ideas we come up with, maybe some truth will sneak in.”
— Henning Mankell
truth

“Dreams can be of value even if you don’t have an opportunity to turn them into reality.”
— Henning Mankell
dreams reality value

“It’s only when we can work with something that brings out our strengths that we’re of any real use.”
— Henning Mankell
achievement contribution making-a-difference self-fulfillment

“She expressed herself clearly, as only people who talk a lot to themselves can.”
— Henning Mankell

“Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales ...”
— Henning Mankell

“Averno was my homage to Mankell. I tried to use something from one of his books in every one of the poems. Nobody noticed it, which is good, but it was there for me.”
— Henning Mankell