For many years, it seemed as if nothing changed in Norway. You could leave the country for three months, travel the world, through coups d'etat, assassinations, famines, massacres and tsunamis, and come home to find that the only new thing in the newspapers was the crossword puzzle.
Jo NesboThe nature of Scandinavians is that they don't talk so much, there will be these dark secrets, and most things are under-communicated.
Jo NesboLosing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living.
Jo NesboWhen I was a teenager, my father went bust. He could have declared himself bankrupt, but he was an honourable man and he insisted on paying back all his debts. That almost ruined the family. I was aware that my mother and father couldn't control things anymore. I guess I was afraid that we would end up on the street.
Jo Nesbo