I am not altogether confident of my ability to put my thoughts into words: My texts are usually better after an editor has hacked away at them, and I am used to both editing and being edited. Which is to say that I am not oversensitive in such matters.

No matter how hard she tried to concentrate on something else, to pass the time and to distract her from the situation she was in, the fear came trickling out. It hovered like a cloud of gas around her, threatening to penetrate her pores and poison her.

I am what I am,' Salander said 'I ran away from everything and everybody. I should have said goodbye.

Cortez looked like someone newly in love, the way only twenty-four-year-olds can look.

Salander never forgets an injustice, and by nature she was anything but forgiving.

I’ve had many enemies over the years. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s never engage in a fight you’re sure to lose. On the other hand, never let anyone who has insulted you get away with it. Bide your time and strike back when you’re in a position of strength—even if you no longer need to strike back.

Wennerström was devoting himself to fraud that was so extensive it was no longer merely criminal–it was business.