42 Quotes by Erlend Loe

I know a helluva lot. I’m not the only one who knows these things. Many people know more than I do. That’s fortunately not my problem. My problem is what I am supposed to use it for. What do I do with it? It’s confusing.

I don’t want all that much. But I want to be fine. I want to live a simple life with many good moments and a lot of fun.

Everything which is human is alien to me.

I have enough trouble with useful information, never mind being burdened with what is useless.

The only question that really counts, must be thins one: are things getting better or are they getting worse?

I think I’m more concerned with things that are very big and things that are very small than with all the stuff in between.

When the universe is ephemeral, one can easily feel that human existence is meaningless. Why should I do anything at all? On the other hand it is tempting to try and make the best of it. I’m here, anyway. The imagination won’t cope if I try to picture where I’d otherwise be.

I still don’t know if things fit together, or if everything will be all right in the end. But I believe that something means something. I believe in cleansing the soul through fun and games. I also believe in love. And I have several good friends, and just one bad one.

It’s dark and it’s cold and I stoke the fire like a madman to keep warm. One.