Quotes by Stieg Larsson

“What she had realized was that love was that moment when your heart was about to burst.”

“Then I discovered that being related is no guarantee of love!”

“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 ...”

“Ive had many enemies over the years. If theres one thing Ive learned, its never engage in a fight youre sure to lose. On the other hand, never let anyone who has insulted you get away with it. Bide...”

“Kalle Fucking Blomkvist”

“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 fri...”

“She was afraid that it was a moral issue, and that was one of his weaknesses. He was Salanders friend. She knew her brother. She knew that he was loyal to the point of foolhardiness once he had mad...”

“This is so much money that it scares the shit out of me. I don't know how to handle it. I don't know the purpose of the company besides making more money. What's all the money going to be used for?”

“From a purely physical standpoint she didn't have a chance, but her attitude was that death was better than capitulation.”

“Armageddon was yesterday, today we have a serious problem.”

“Dear Government... I'm going to have a serious talk with you if I ever find anyone to talk to.”

“History is reticent about women who were common soldiers, who bore arms, belonged to regiments, and took part in battles on the same terms as men, though hardly a war has been waged without women s...”

“She had taken many more punches to both body and soul than anyone should ever have to endure. But she had been able to rebel every time.”

“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.”

“Harley-Davidson," she said. "Sweet.”

“She had put on make-up in a colour scheme that indicated she might be colourblind.”

“It seemed hardly feasible that anyone could tune an oil barrel, and even less credible that the barrel could make music like nothing else in the world. She thought those sounds were magic.”

“When other people are grieving, the newspaperman turns efficient.”

“You walk around feeling like a teenager and immortal your whole life, and suddenly there isn't much time left.”

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