I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.

The media have the ability to attract the craziest people to call in perfectly absurd tips. Every newsroom in the world gets updates from UFOlogists, graphologists, scientologists, paranoiacs, and every sort of conspiracy theorist.

Salander leaned back against the pillow and followed the conversation with a smile. She wondered why she, who had such difficulty talking about herself with people of flesh and blood, could blithely reveal her most intimate secrets to a bunch of completely unknown freaks on the Internet.

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.

There is nothing to talk about" she said. "I'm just a freak that's all.

From a purely physical standpoint she didn't have a chance, but her attitude was that death was better than capitulation.

Candy within reach and then I have to go on a diet.