63 Quotes by Jonas Jonasson

But since people weren't talking to each other any more, it ended up that whoever said the same thing the most times won. Some had refined this talent to the point of repeating themselves several times in the course of a few seconds. In the course of a few seconds.

No obstante, lo que al final acabó por definir la filosofía vital del muchacho fue algo que dijo su madre a raíz de la muerte del padre. Sin duda, tardó un tiempo en sedimentarse en el alma del chico, pero, cuando lo hizo, allí se quedó: "Las cosas son como son y así seguirán siendo".

Allan Emmanuelle Karlsson closed his eyes and felt perfectly convinced that he would now pass away for ever. It had been exciting, the entire journey, but nothing lasts for ever, except possibly general stupidity.

Det er, som det er, og det bliver, som det bliver.

To think that Allan was going to enjoy one more breakfast in his life without porridge! That was good news indeed.

Allan interrupted the two brothers by saying that he had been out and about in the world and if there was one thing he had learned it was that the very biggest and apparently most impossible conflicts on earth were based on the dialogue: “You are stupid, no, it’s you who are stupid, no, it’s you who are stupid.” The solution, said Allan, was often to down a bottle of vodka together and then look ahead.

Her heart broke. Because of sorrow. Because of guilt. Because of repressed dreams, visions and fantasies. Because almost nothing in her life had gone as she'd hoped.

When life has gone into overtime it's easy to take liberties,

- Zniszczę kapitalizm! Słyszysz? Zniszczę każdego jednego kapitalistę! A zacznę od ciebie, psie, jak nam nie pomożesz z bombą! (...)- Myślałem nad jedną rzeczą - powiedział Allan.- Jaką? - spytał Stalin ze złością.- Że może wziąłbyś i zgolił te wąsy?