“I pretend he doesn’t exist, and he does the same with me.”

“I can tell she’s upset, but I can’t be bothered to say anything. Some days are just like that.”

“I remember his eyes. They are just like mine. Every time I look in the mirror I see him. I try not to look at my self too much.”

“Judging by the photograph it seemed like I hadn’t been there at all. As if it was my camera that had been on holiday, and not me.”

“I don’t care too much about talking, but I don’t like being alone.”

“We look for pretty girls we can say bad things to. No one shows up.”

“I have always found that actively lovingsaves one from a morbid preoccupationwith the shortcomings of society.”

“Those who complain that fate is against them will have a hard time finding happiness in their lives”

“Complaining is truly my strongest weakness.”

“God and government can work together”

“When it comes down to it, government is simply an abandonment of responsibility on the assumption that there are people, other than ourselves, who really know how to manage things. But the governme...”

“In our country let us reject violence and selfishness which could destroy Nigeria unity.”

“There ain't no devil, only God when he's drunk.”

“Fiction described reality better than non-fiction.”

“Further to this, Ove has the cat's resentful stares to contend with. Something in its eyes reminds him of the way Sonja used to look at him.”