Quote by Henning Mankell
I am not afraid of dying. I have lived longer than most people in

I am not afraid of dying. I have lived longer than most people in the world. What scares me is to have a body that works but a brain that is waving goodbye. If that happens, I hope I die quickly. – Henning Mankell

Other quotes by Henning Mankell

Sweden is still a very peaceful country to live in. I think that people in Britain have created this mythology about Sweden, that its a perfect democratic society full of erotically charged girls. – Henning Mankell

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Society
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Normally street children are shown in terms of the tragedy of their lives – which is true – but theres also another dimension: their wisdom, dignity and enormous capacity for survival. – Henning Mankell

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Wisdom
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Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of information. Knowledge involves listening. – Henning Mankell

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Knowledge
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We are all serving a life sentence, and good behavior is our only hope for a pardon. – Douglas Horton

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If you knew that hope and despair were paths to the same destination, which would you choose? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together. – William Jennings Bryan

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One must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes. – Gustave Flaubert

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You can never be happily married to another until you get a divorce from yourself. Successful marriage demands a certain death to self. – Jerry McCant

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Theres full consensus in the military that women shouldnt be in person-to-person combat. I dont know if we have enough experience to know whether this is the right approach. But women can be elsewhere. We have mandatory military service in Chile. I pushed for women in all areas. – Michelle Bachelet

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If you have fear of those that command you, spare those that obey you. – Rabbi Ben Azai

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Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes). – Walt Whitman

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