Tuesday, October 06, 2015

Henning Mankell in quotes: 10 of the best


As we mourn the author Henning Mankell, who created the detective Kurt Wallander, we gather together some of his most memorable quotes. Add your favourites in the comments below




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‘People always leave traces’ ... the writer Henning Mankell. Photograph: Jacopo Raule/Getty Images

The Man from Beijing (2010)I know paradise has many gates, just as hell does. One has to learn to distinguish between them, or one is lost.
The Dogs of Riga (1992)To grow up is to wonder about things; to be grown up is to slowly forget the things you wondered about as a child.
When the Snow Fell (2007)
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‘People always leave traces’ ... the writer Henning Mankell. Photograph: Jacopo Raule/Getty Images


The evil always comes from details.
The Man from Beijing (2010)

I know paradise has many gates, just as hell does. One has to learn to distinguish between them, or one is lost.
The Dogs of Riga (1992)

To grow up is to wonder about things; to be grown up is to slowly forget the things you wondered about as a child.
When the Snow Fell (2007)

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