It proved once again the theory that no security system is a match for a stupid employee.

History is reticent about women who were common soldiers, who bore arms, belonged to regiments, and took part in battles on the same terms as men, though hardly a war has been waged without women soldiers in the ranks.

The whole organization seemed to be in free fall, indulging in a collective fantasy in which experienced colleagues refused to admit that their every movement, every decision that was made and implemented, only led them one step closer to the abyss.

He's pulling the load of an ox and walking on eggshells.

There's always someone willing to believe malicious rumours.

[Her] greatest fear, which was so huge and so black that it was of phobic proportions, was that people would laugh at her feelings.

He felt that he had to find Salander and hold her close. She would probably bite him if he tried.