92 Quotes by David Lagercrantz

Part of the brilliance of Stieg Larsson's books is that they are so complex, so many different facets coming together.

All great characters, great icons, in literature are a bit of a riddle, and that's the reason we go back to them over and over.

I'm always interested in talented or odd people, and my whole life I've written about geniuses who society has treated badly and they strike back - or not.

You have to search for the best writer - I'm not saying I'm the one, but it's a bad idea to just find the person who is a copycat of Stieg Larsson.

I have this reporter's temperament still in me - I thrive under pressure.

I want to be read, and I certainly want to sell, but I also see my father's eye from Heaven: 'Always write quality. It doesn't matter if you sell; if it's good, it's good - if you capture the complexity of life.'

There is no money in the world that would compensate me for writing a lousy book.

I want to have new challenges and write new crazy books because I think it makes me a better writer to be insecure and try new things.

A supervillain must continue to exist.