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“Our spontaneous reactions are rarely our proudest moments. It’s said that a person’s first thought is the most honest, but that often isn’t true. It’s often just the most stupid. Why else would we have afterthoughts?”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

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“No one bows their heads round here, for the simple reason that many of our worst deeds are the result of us never wanting to admit that we’re wrong. The greater the mistake and the worse the consequences, the more pride we stand to lose if we back down.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

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“The worst thing about having power over other people’s lives is that you sometimes get things wrong.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

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“You can’t cultivate that sort of friendship, it only grows in the wild.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

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“Do you want to hear something silly? You know you’re always telling me I’ll never find a girlfriend because my demands are too high? That’s your fault. Because I want someone who looks at me the way you and Dad look at each other.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

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