Quote by Henning Mankell
I work in an old tradition that goes back to the ancient Greeks. Y

I work in an old tradition that goes back to the ancient Greeks. You hold a mirror to crime to see whats happening in society. I could never write a crime story just for the sake of it, because I always want to talk about certain things in society. – Henning Mankell

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What differentiates us from animals is the fact that we can listen to other peoples dreams, fears, joys, sorrows, desires and defeats – and they in turn can listen to ours. – Henning Mankell

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Dreams
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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

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Experience
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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

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Hope
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There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals. – Ramsey Clark

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Its upsetting to be a man in our society. – David Mamet

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Most people are willing to pay more to be amused than to be educated. – Robert C. Savage, Life Lessons

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Adolescence is societys permission slip for combining physical maturity with psychological irresponsibility. – Terri Apter

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To have great poets there must be great audiences too. – Walt Whitman

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The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness. – Henry David Thoreau

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A man who is good enough to go to heaven is not good enough to be a clergyman. – Samuel Johnson

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Powerful people cannot afford to educate the people that they oppress, because once you are truly educated, you will not ask for power. You will take it. – John Henrik Clarke

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