Nick Anderson

“Ove has been a grumpy old man since the first day of second grade”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

“I had no voice to talk with because she was my whole language. Without her to talk to, there was nothing to say.”
― Rob Sheffield

“At present I do not feel that I have seen more than the fringe of poverty. Still, I can point to one or two things I have definitely learned by being hard up. I shall never again think that all tramps are drunken scoundrels, nor expect a beggar to be grateful when I give him a penny, nor be surprised if men out of work lack energy, nor subscribe to the Salvation Army, nor pawn my clothes, nor refuse a handbill, nor enjoy a meal at a smart restaurant. That is a beginning.”
― George Orwell

“Maybe to her destiny was "something"; that was none of his business. But to him, destiny was "someone.”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove