“And time is a curious thing. Most of us only live for the time that lies right ahead of us. A few days, weeks, years. One of the most painful moments in a person's life probably comes with the insight that an age has been reached when there is more to look back on than ahead. And when time no longer lies ahead of one, other things have to be lived for. Memories, perhaps.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“You’ve got to have a God. Without God, you might turn to something really crazy, like witchcraft, or religion.”
― God Knows
― God Knows
“knowing nothing can get you humiliated and knowing a little bit can get you killed, but knowing all of it will bring you power.”
― The Chaneysville Incident
― The Chaneysville Incident
“Moses has the Ten Commandments, it's true, but I've got much better lines - King David”
― God Knows
― God Knows
“She just smiled, said that she loved books more than anything, and started telling him excitedly what each of the ones in her lap was about. And Ove realised that he wanted to hear her talking about the things she loved for the rest of his life.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
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