I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside.
Steig LarssonTake "no" as an encouragement to redouble his efforts, so it was easier to say "yes" right away.
Steig LarssonAlways 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.
Steig LarssonI am what I am,' Salander said 'I ran away from everything and everybody. I should have said goodbye.
Steig Larsson