Lars Kepler Quotes

Mortui vivis docent - the dead teach the living.

«Porque o passado não está morto. O passado nem sequer passou» - William Faulkner. Referia-me a que cada pequena coisa que acontece a um ser humano o acompanha até ao presente. Todas as suas vivências influenciam cada uma das suas opções e, tratando-se de experiências traumaticas, o passado passa a ocupar todo o espaço do presente.

.... it wasn´t the people who were buried who were being punished, but those left behind.

God lost me somewhere along the way … and didn’t come back to look for me.

L'esperienza estremamente gratificante di poter usare le mie competenze a vantaggio di altri.

It stands there tall and sturdy, with hundreds of twinkling lights reaching all the way up to the shining star.

Hledaj na dobrých starých místech." ... "Budoucnost bývá odrazena minulost".

A antiquíssima estrutura das fábulas: representar pessoas por intermédio de animais é uma das mais antigas maneiras de contar alguma coisa que, de outro modo, seria proibido e resultaria demasiado aterrador ou tentador.

Foi a força dos grupos que o fez avançar na profissão. Tentou entender o facto de as pessoas que tinham sobrevivido à guerra em grupo terem mais facilidade em enfrentar os seus traumas do que aquelas que, nas mesmas circunstância, estiveram sozinhas.

When she looks up again, she sees something incomprehensible. An animal has come out of the forest on two legs. It's walking on the logging road, bent and stumbling. A tiny figure covered in dirt, blood and clay. Pia holds her breath. It isn't an animal after all. It's almost as if a part of the forest has freed itself and come alive. As if it's a little girl made from twigs.

De enige afbeelding is een kindertekening op de deur: een poppetje getekend met groen en blauw krijt, zoals kinderen van een jaar of drie altijd mensen afbeelden. Een gezicht - met ogen, een neus en mond - met meteen daaraan vast sprietige armen en benen. Het lijkt of het poppetje geen lichaam heeft [..] Een lopend hoofd, had hij opeens bedacht. Alleen hersenen, geen hart. 'Dat bent u,' had Joona gezegd, en hij had op de tekening gewezen. 'Toch?

This applies to every one of us: if we cannot bear to see ourselves reflected in our memories, then we cannot grieve that which has happened and move on. This may sound like a paradox, but the more we attempt to ignore the painful parts of life, the more power they gain over us.

—Por lo visto, Riessen había solicitado

a Magdalena y sale a la pista de

—Paso de ti —dice Joona—. Penélope...

Los dedos de Anja teclean en el ordenador con un

Axel! ¿Qué haces?

But not you?” “I might be the only

The nine largest exporters of conventional weapons in the world are the United States, Russia, Germany, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, and China.

Dying's not a nightmare.

combined with the feeling of being asphyxiated

— Компьютеры нельзя выносить… — Он арестован, — беззлобно сказал Йона. — А в чем его подозревают?..

В прошлом, как в зеркале, всегда отражается будущее

Lentement, elle s'approcha du juge et posa la tête de Wang sur la table devant lui en disant: - N'oubliez pas que je peux revenir. Le jeu était enfin terminé.

Jamais elle n'avait désiré quelqu'un aussi fort qu'elle le désirait en cet instant. C'était peut-être la vie en elle qui pesait si lourd dans la balance. Car en cette seconde, leurs coeurs étaient à l'arrêt, aussi immobiles que les pavés d'une ville brillant de mille feux sous une cloche remplie de neige virevoltante

Son cœur tressaille deux, trois fois avant de s'arrêter. Tout devient calme, c'est comme si elle marchait dans une eau chaude peu profonde. Un fleuve gris argenté qui coule lentement dans la nuit.

Une fleur amère éclot et remplit sa bouche et ses narines, une fleur chaude aux pétales comme de fines plumes.

How different everything could be in another universe, all the lives we haven’t live.

...... it wasn´t the people who were buried who were being punished, but those left behind.

The reputation of the best people in any field goes down to compensate for brilliance.

—pregunta Saga

niega con la cabeza y distribuye copias de los correos entre los presentes. —A mí no me parecen agresivos, sólo llenos de gravedad.

Joona is standing with his helmet in his hand, looking at the snow as it sparkles on the ground. I knew we weren’t going to find Felicia here, he thinks. The room that Mikael called the capsule had thick, reinforced walls, a water tap, and a hatch for food. It was constructed to hold people captive

I’ve tested for allergens, and it turns out I’m allergic to mindfulness,” she says.