329 Quotes by Fredrik Backman

It’s only a game. It only resolves tiny, insignificant things. Such as who gets validation. Who gets listened to. It allocates power and draws boundaries and turns some people into stars and others into spectators. That’s all.

The rush lifts him up, his endorphins are bubbling, and afterward he will remember thinking: “How can anyone possibly experience this without thinking he’s a god?

You miss the strangest things when you lose someone.

Той бе от хората, които са наясно с всичко, което бе черно на бяло. А тя бе неговият цвят. Тя беше всичкият цвят, от който той имаше нужда.

- Що за любов е това, ако се откажеш от някого, когато стане трудно? - изплаква тя, а гласът й трепери от мъка. - Да изоставиш човек, когато стане трудно. Кажете ми, що за любов е това?

Han fyller sexton år idag, och hela sitt liv har han blivit retad och trakasserad. Utsidan, insidan, talet, adressen. Överallt. I skolan, i omklädningsrummet, på nätet. Det nöter ner en människa till sist, det syns inte så tydligt, för folk omkring ett mobbat barn inbillar sig att man blir väl van till sist. Aldrig, man vänjer sig aldrig. Man brinner hela tiden. Det är bara ingen som vet hur lång stubinen är, inte ens man själv.

Sorrow and loss are constant, but if we all had to go through our whole lives carrying them the whole time, we wouldn’t be able to stand it. The sadness would paralyze us. So in the end we just pack it into bags and find somewhere to leave it.

...he had begun more and more to differentiate between people who did what they should, and those who didn't. People who did and people who just talked.

And Ove realised that he wanted to hear her talking about the things she loved for the rest of his life.