Many people say I smile more in Africa than in Sweden. – Henning Mankell
The wonderful Mozambican people have endured tremendous misery without losing their dignity and their positive outlook on life. Moreover, they have not lost their will to progress and develop. Mozambique is a country where the people never surrendered. – Henning Mankell
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
I live with one foot in the sand and one in the snow. Theres European egocentricity, and the African opposite. I normally say that my African experience has made me a better European. – Henning Mankell