I tell myself I write because I want to say something true and original about the nature of evil. That is very ambitious - to say something about the human condition that hasn't been written before. Probably I will never succeed but that is what I strive to do.

I was a really bad taxi driver. I only collided twice but it was one time too much.

Love is a greater mystery than death.

The nature of Scandinavians is that they don't talk so much, there will be these dark secrets, and most things are under-communicated.

When you go visiting countries, you start reading the history of the place and you start getting into the culture, and then you have to leave. In my experience, all countries have hidden treasures.

I think I was righteous. I saw myself as the good guy in my own movie. I didn't get into many fights when I was younger, but when I did, they were righteous. I always thought I was defending something good. I fought for friends who couldn't fight for themselves. I was still being selfish and arrogant, but I was focused on what was fair and unfair.

Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living.