A Man Called Ove

by Fredrik Backman

Some of the greatest twits in world history have sorted out how it works. And you will as well.”

Ove on driving. A thing I've said to myself on countless occasions while panicking in the driver's seat of my instructor's car. Somehow it hasn't taken root yet.

all people at root are time optimists. 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.”