Novels are . . . an unsurpassed form to understand people.

Dreams can be of value even if you don’t have an opportunity to turn them into reality.

You can have more than one home. You can carry your roots with you, and decide where they grow.

Many people say I smile more in Africa than in Sweden.

When someone asks me to list the 10 best novels ever written, I always refuse to answer.

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.

We don't have time to argue. Nobody has time.