329 Quotes by Fredrik Backman

They’re carry on living in their little house in the middle of town out of sheer politeness.

Ove looks at the group assembled around him, as if he's been kidnapped and taken to a parallel universe. For a moment he thinks about swerving off the road, until he realises that the worst case scenario would be that they all accompanied him into the afterlife.

Anyone can nurture a myth about their life if they have enough manure, so if the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, that's probably because it's full of shit.

Because it makes him feel part of the team. Because there's something wonderful about making the same noise as everyone around him.

Sulit untuk menolong seseorang yang tidak mau menolong dirinya sendiri.

That's why idiots are always so scared and aggressive. Because nothing scares idiots more than a smart girl.

Having a grandmother is like having an army.

She doesn't know why, but she's thinking a lot about her parents this summer. When you're a teenager, you want them to be sexless, but somewhere along the way the smallest memories of affection between our parents get imprinted on our DNA. Parents who divorce, like Ana's, can stop a child believing in eternal love. Parents who stick together for a lifetime can make a child take it for granted instead.

And I don’t think you need to be scared of forgetting me,” the boy says“No?”“No. Because if you forget me then you’ll just get the chance to get to know me again. And you’ll like that, because I’m actually a pretty cool person to get to know.