A Man Called Ove

by Fredrik Backman

“all roads lead to something you were always predestined to do.”

Ove had never been asked how he lived before he met her. But if anyone had asked him, he would have answered that he didn’t.

when a person gives to another person it’s not just the receiver who’s blessed. It’s the giver.

We always think there’s enough time to do things with other people. Time to say things to them. And then something happens and then we stand there holding on to words like “if.”