Tea-Bag Quotes

“Arrebatada, repentina, inevitable, la felicidad cruza dejándonos el silencio como hacen los ángeles y las luciérnagas, igual que un colibrí o las hadas.”
― Henning Mankell, Tea-Bag

“The people in the refugee camp, so varied in their language, dress, and terrible experiences -- imparted through a look or sometimes words -- had only this in common: nothing to look forward to.”
― Henning Mankell, Tea-Bag

“Freedom, security, these were what they wanted. A life where fear, hunger, and hopelessness were not the only reality.”
― Henning Mankell, Tea-Bag

“Being a refugee meant being lonely. This was something that was true for them all, regardless of what country they had come from or what circumstances had forced them to flee.”
― Henning Mankell, Tea-Bag

“It is good to have a goal. You should hold on to it. People who have lost sight of their goal often begin to live in a careless manner.”
― Henning Mankell, Tea-Bag

“Ihminen voi olla kuollut, vaikka elää, ja olla elossa, vaikka onkin kuollut.”
― Henning Mankell, Tea-Bag

“Hän oli kysynyt hintaani. En ollut vastannut, koska ihmisellä ei voi olla hintaa.”
― Henning Mankell, Tea-Bag

“Luulen että juuri se teki minusta aikuisen, se oivallus että raakuus on yhdistettävissä nauruun.”
― Henning Mankell, Tea-Bag

“Kun ihminen antaa ahneudelleen ylivallan, siihen liittyy aina riskejä.”
― Henning Mankell, Tea-Bag

“Ihminen voi elää juurettomana. Mutta kuolla ei voi tietämättä, mihin työntää viimeiset ja kaikkein arvokkaimmat juurensa.”
― Henning Mankell, Tea-Bag

“It is as if families on the run are shattered by something other than just grenades. The flight and fear tears us apart and those parts land in all kinds of places - we don't even know where. But we always try to find them afterwards.”
― Henning Mankell, Tea-Bag