Allison Jenkins

“Because Ove, as Parvaneh had soon realized, was the sort of man who, when he was not quite certain where he was going, just carried on walking straight ahead, convinced that the road would eventually fall into line.”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.”
― Albert Einstein

“That was why he had always liked mathematics. There were right or wrong answers there. Not like the other hippie subjects they tried to trick you into doing at school, where you could “argue your case.” As if that was a way of concluding a discussion: checking who knew more long words. Ove wanted what was right to be right, and what was wrong to be wrong.”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

“I love people. I like being around them as astronauts like going to the moon: it's the kind of thrilling, beautiful, intense experience that makes life worth living but requires an extreme level of precise timing and planning so you don't die.”
― Jennifer Fulwiler, Your Blue Flame: Drop the Guilt and Do What Makes You Come Alive