The Bat (Harry Hole,  #1)
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“Perhaps it’s just that people, wherever they live on the globe, somehow share the same visions or fantasies. It’s in our nature, wired into the hard drive, so to speak. Despite all the differences, sooner or later, we still come up with the same answers.”
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“Love is a greater mystery than death. And you have to watch out for snakes.”
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“People are afraid of what they don’t understand. And hate what they’re afraid of.”
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“Everything you do leaves traces, doesn’t it. The life you’ve lived is written all over you, for those who can read.”
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“The truth is that no one lives off the truth and that’s why no one cares about the truth. The truth we make for ourselves is just the sum of what is in someone’s interest, balanced by the power they hold.”
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People change. The person you long for may no longer exist. Bloody hell, we all change, don’t we. Once something has been experienced, it’s too late, you can’t get back the feeling of experiencing the same thing for the first time. It’s sad, but that’s the way it is.”
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The human soul was a deep, dark forest and all decisions are made alone.