But she wished she had had the guts to go up to him and say hello. Or possibly break his legs, she wasn't sure which.

Salander was the woman who hated men who hate women.

Always retain the ability to walk away, without sentimentality, from a situation that felt unmanageable. That was a basic rule of survival. Don't lift a finger for a lost cause.

Then she made up her mind.It was absurd to pretend that he did not exist.It no longer hurt her to see him. She opened the door wide and let him into her life again.

To exact revenge for yourself or your friends is not only a right, it's an absolute duty.

Every year Swedish society produces a new generation of threatened women who can testify to the lack of legal rights and the lukewarm interest shown by the police and other authorities.

When other people are grieving, the newspaperman turns efficient.