Life is too short to be spent nursing animosity or registering wrongs.
Stieg Larsson – The Girl who kicked the hornet’s nest
Forgiveness
F
Precious Time
P
We always think there’s enough time to do things with other people. Time to say things to them. And then something happens and then we stand there holding on to words like ‘if’.
Stieg Larsson – The Girl who kicked the hornet’s nest
Autonomy
A
Without control over your own life, freedom is impossible.
Stieg Larsson – The Girl who kicked the hornet’s nest
Independence
I
When it comes down to it, she thought, all you have is yourself.
Stieg Larsson – The Girl who kicked the hornet’s nest
Vindication
V
To exact revenge for yourself or your friends is not only a right, it’s an absolute duty.
Stieg Larsson – The Girl who kicked the hornet’s nest
Ongoing Struggle
O
One’s enemies are always talking about ‘post-feminist society,’ as if the battle has been won and there is nothing left to fight for.
Stieg Larsson – The Girl who kicked the hornet’s nest
Uninhabitable Paradise Creed
U
It is a curious thing… that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.
Edmund Crispin – The Case of the Gilded Fly
Justifying Detective Stories
J
I venture to suggest, sir, that detective stories contain their own justification.
Edmund Crispin – The Case of the Gilded Fly
The Power of Fear
T
Fear is a terrible thing. It makes people do unbelievable things.
Edmund Crispin – The Case of the Gilded Fly
Civilization Needs Justice
C
The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.
Edmund Crispin – The Case of the Gilded Fly