Anxious People

by Fredrik Backman

When I retired, two of my staff said they hadn’t realized I was actually their boss until they heard the speech thanking me for my work. A lot of people would probably have taken that as an insult, but I thought it was … nice. If you can do something for someone in such a way that they think they managed it all on their own, then you’ve done a good job.’

children don’t need the world’s best parents, just their own parents.

That’s the power of literature, you know, it can act like little love letters between people who can only explain their feelings by pointing at other people’s.

Nothing must happen to you

No, what am I saying Everything must happen to you And it must be wonderful