Lars Kepler > Quotes

“Mortui vivis docent - the dead teach the living.”
― Lars Kepler, The Hypnotist

“«Porque o passado não está morto. O passado nem sequer passou» - William Faulkner.
Referia-me a que cada pequena coisa que acontece a um ser humano o acompanha até ao presente. Todas as suas vivências influenciam cada uma das suas opções e, tratando-se de experiências traumaticas, o passado passa a ocupar todo o espaço do presente.”
― Lars Kepler, Hypnotisören

“.... it wasn´t the people who were buried who were being punished, but those left behind.”
― Lars Kepler, Sandmannen

“Ubi materia, ibi geometria.”
― Kepler

“God lost me somewhere along the way … and didn’t come back to look for me.”
― Lars Kepler, Stalker

“This applies to every one of us: if we cannot bear to see ourselves reflected in our memories, then we cannot grieve that which has happened and move on. This may sound like a paradox, but the more we attempt to ignore the painful parts of life, the more power they gain over us.”
― Lars Kepler, The Mirror Man

“When she looks up again, she sees something incomprehensible. An animal has come out of the forest on two legs. It's walking on the logging road, bent and stumbling. A tiny figure covered in dirt, blood and clay.
Pia holds her breath. It isn't an animal after all. It's almost as if a part of the forest has freed itself and come alive. As if it's a little girl made from twigs.”
― Lars Kepler

“A antiquíssima estrutura das fábulas: representar pessoas por intermédio de animais é uma das mais antigas maneiras de contar alguma coisa que, de outro modo, seria proibido e resultaria demasiado aterrador ou tentador.”
― Lars Kepler, The Hypnotist

“It stands there tall and sturdy, with hundreds of twinkling lights reaching all the way up to the shining star.”
― Lars Kepler, The Hypnotist

“Foi a força dos grupos que o fez avançar na profissão. Tentou entender o facto de as pessoas que tinham sobrevivido à guerra em grupo terem mais facilidade em enfrentar os seus traumas do que aquelas que, nas mesmas circunstância, estiveram sozinhas.”
― Lars Kepler, The Hypnotist

“Hledaj na dobrých starých místech." ... "Budoucnost bývá odrazena minulost".”
― Lars Kepler, The Fire Witness: Joona Linna Series: #3

“L'esperienza estremamente gratificante di poter usare le mie competenze a vantaggio di altri.”
― Lars Kepler, The Hypnotist

“De enige afbeelding is een kindertekening op de deur: een poppetje getekend met groen en blauw krijt, zoals kinderen van een jaar of drie altijd mensen afbeelden. Een gezicht - met ogen, een neus en mond - met meteen daaraan vast sprietige armen en benen. Het lijkt of het poppetje geen lichaam heeft [..] Een lopend hoofd, had hij opeens bedacht. Alleen hersenen, geen hart. 'Dat bent u,' had Joona gezegd, en hij had op de tekening gewezen. 'Toch?”
― Lars Kepler

“combined with the feeling of being asphyxiated”
― Lars Kepler, Lazarus

“—Paso de ti —dice Joona—. Penélope...”
― Lars Kepler, El contrato

“В прошлом, как в зеркале, всегда отражается будущее”
― Lars Kepler, Eldvittnet

“The nine largest exporters of conventional weapons in the world are the United States, Russia, Germany, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, and China.”
― Lars Kepler, The Nightmare

“But not you?” “I might be the only”
― Lars Kepler, The Fire Witness

“—pregunta Saga”
― Lars Kepler, El contrato

“— Компьютеры нельзя выносить…
— Он арестован, — беззлобно сказал Йона.
— А в чем его подозревают?..”
― Lars Kepler, The Nightmare

“...... it wasn´t the people who were buried who were being punished, but those left behind.”
― Lars Keplerer

“Axel! ¿Qué haces?”
― Lars Kepler, El contrato

“—Por lo visto, Riessen había solicitado”
― Lars Kepler, El contrato

“Los dedos de Anja teclean en el ordenador con un”
― Lars Kepler, El contrato

“The reputation of the best people in any field goes down to compensate for brilliance.”
― Lars Kepler, Stalker

“Joona is standing with his helmet in his hand, looking at the snow as it sparkles on the ground. I knew we weren’t going to find Felicia here, he thinks. The room that Mikael called the capsule had thick, reinforced walls, a water tap, and a hatch for food. It was constructed to hold people captive”
― Lars Kepler, The Sandman

“a Magdalena y sale a la pista de”
― Lars Kepler, El contrato

“cómo ninguna relación es libre y compartimentada, cómo a todo lo atraviesa todo.”
― Lars Kepler, El hipnotista

“Dying's not a nightmare.”
― Lars Kepler, The Nightmare

“How different everything could be in another universe, all the lives we haven’t live.”
― Lars Kepler, Stalker