“ Land and sea.We may think of them as opposites; as complements. But there is a difference in how we think of them; the sea, and the land.If we are walking around in a forest, a meadow or a town, we se… John Ajvide Lindqvist
“ Who can really say how decisions are made, how emotions change, how ideas arise? We talk about inspiration; about a bolt of lightnng from a clear sky, but perhaps everything is just as simple and just… John Ajvide Lindqvist
“ He felt like normal. Filled with anxiety, dread, sure. But even that wasn't unusual... John Ajvide Lindqvist
“ A broom that was almost never used was leaned up against the wall. He took it and started to sweep. Dust flew up his nose. When he had been sweeping for a while he realised he had no dustpan. He swept… John Ajvide Lindqvist
“ The orchestra strikes up with ‘Stockholm in My Heart’, and everyone joins in. Hands sway in the air, mobile phone cameras are raised. A wonderful feeling of togetherness. It will be another fifteen mi… John Ajvide Lindqvist
“ Eli snorted, her eyes narrowed.— Because I am like you.— What do you mean like me? I..Eli thrust her hand through the air as if she was holding a knife, said:— What are you looking at, idiot? Want to… John Ajvide Lindqvist
“ No respect for beauty – that was characteristic of today’s society. The works of the great masters were at most employed as ironic references, or used in advertising. Michelangelo’s ‘The Creation of A… John Ajvide Lindqvist
“ He couldn't have pulled back the lock, they couldn't simply have climbed over the sides of the stall in all of three seconds, because those weren't the rules of the game.Theirs was the intoxication of… John Ajvide Lindqvist
“ What he was scared of was not that maybe she was a creature who survived by drinking other people's blood. No, it was that she might push him away. John Ajvide Lindqvist
“ -there was something in her, something that was...pure horror. Everything you were supposed to watch out for. Heights, fire, shards of glass, snakes, Everything that his mom tried so hard to keep him… John Ajvide Lindqvist
“ There was no one to be seen so she gave in freely to her sobs as she made her way home, pressed her arms against her stomach; the pain lodged in there like an ill-tempered f John Ajvide Lindqvist
