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Jo Nesbo Quotes

I’ve read that it’s the smell some carnivores use to find their prey. Imagine the trembling victim trying to hide, but knowing that the smell of its own fear will kill it Picture Quote #1

The stock market to me was like a video game. When it went off, it was like turning the game off. It wasn’t something I’d think about until I’d turn the machine on again Picture Quote #1

I was a really bad taxi driver. I only collided twice but it was one time too much Picture Quote #1

They say that every writer, they write about himself, and I think that to a certain extent that is true. But also we are creators of fiction Picture Quote #1

I don’t have any writing routine. Sometimes I go to my local coffee shop and I write there for some hours. Apart from that, I am traveling most of the time. I write in airports, trains, hotel rooms... I can write anywhere Picture Quote #1

I have problems with a religion which says that faith in itself is enough for a ticket to heaven. In other words, that the ideal is your ability to manipulate your own common sense to accept something your intellect rejects. It’s the same model of intellectual submission that dictatorships have used throughout time, the concept of a higher reasoning without any obligation to discharge the burden of proof Picture Quote #1

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A moral person is someone who accepts the consequences of their own morality, not those of others Picture Quote #1

There’s only one thing worse than not satisfying a desire. And that is not to feel any desire Picture Quote #1

To have the chance of being loved we have to take a chance on being destroyed inside Picture Quote #1

Some artists see a gig as an audience worshipping them. I think it is about having a great time together. I have a part as the singer. An audience has a part. Playing a gig doesn’t make me high on myself Picture Quote #1

Just imagine walking away from something you’ve started. Something you really believed would be good. I don’t think I could ever do that Picture Quote #1

What is worse? Taking the life of a person who wants to live or taking death from a person who wants to die Picture Quote #1

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Love surrounds you like steam in the shower. You can’t see the individual drops, but you get warm. And wet. And clean Picture Quote #1

Let me say here and now that faith has never done me any good, only doubt. So that is what has become my testament Picture Quote #1

When you go visiting countries, you start reading the history of the place and you start getting into the culture, and then you have to leave. In my experience, all countries have hidden treasures Picture Quote #1

You can’t visit readers where you think they are. You have to invite them home to where you are and try to lure them into your universe. That’s the art of storytelling Picture Quote #1

You get spoiled as a novelist because you get to be the director and the editor, and you play all the parts, but as a screenwriter, you are a bit down the ladder Picture Quote #1

Ever since I was in my teens I had plans at one point in my life to write a novel Picture Quote #1

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I think I was righteous. I saw myself as the good guy in my own movie. I didn’t get into many fights when I was younger, but when I did, they were righteous. I always thought I was defending something good. I fought for friends who couldn’t fight for themselves. I was still being selfish and arrogant, but I was focused on what was fair and unfair Picture Quote #1

I write something that I believe I’ve made up, and it’s only when a friend later points it out to me that I realise I’ve been writing about myself again Picture Quote #1

I’m just an entertainer. In a way crime stories are boring. A crime’s been committed and at the end you know it will be solved. So you’ve got to make the story interesting besides it just being a plot. And that’s why character matters, why you’ve got to make the characters interesting Picture Quote #1

In most sports, your brain and your body will cooperate... But in rock climbing, it is the other way around. Your brain doesn’t see the point in climbing upwards. Your brain will tell you to keep as low as possible, to cling to the wall and not get any higher. You have to have your brain persuading your body to do the right movements Picture Quote #1

The only pressure I feel is to write good books. And to not replicate the previous book. Whether you have a thousand readers or a million readers it doesn’t change the pressure. I never feel tempted to give the reader what I think the reader wants Picture Quote #1

When I was a teenager, my father went bust. He could have declared himself bankrupt, but he was an honourable man and he insisted on paying back all his debts. That almost ruined the family. I was aware that my mother and father couldn’t control things anymore. I guess I was afraid that we would end up on the street Picture Quote #1

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Everything you do leaves traces, doesn’t it. The life you’ve lived is written all over you, for those who can read Picture Quote #1

I think my heart is quite selfish. If I followed my heart, I would not be a good person. But I have moral principles. I have to sit down and reflect Picture Quote #1

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I’ve read that it’s the smell some carnivores use to find their prey. Imagine the trembling victim trying to hide, but knowing that the smell of its own fear will kill it (Jo Nesbo Quotes) The stock market to me was like a video game. When it went off, it was like turning the game off. It wasn’t something I’d think about until I’d turn the machine on again (Jo Nesbo Quotes) I was a really bad taxi driver. I only collided twice but it was one time too much (Jo Nesbo Quotes) They say that every writer, they write about himself, and I think that to a certain extent that is true. But also we are creators of fiction (Jo Nesbo Quotes) I don’t have any writing routine. Sometimes I go to my local coffee shop and I write there for some hours. Apart from that, I am traveling most of the time. I write in airports, trains, hotel rooms... I can write anywhere (Jo Nesbo Quotes) I have problems with a religion which says that faith in itself is enough for a ticket to heaven. In other words, that the ideal is your ability to manipulate your own common sense to accept something your intellect rejects. It’s the same model of intellectual submission that dictatorships have used throughout time, the concept of a higher reasoning without any obligation to discharge the burden of proof (Jo Nesbo Quotes) A moral person is someone who accepts the consequences of their own morality, not those of others (Jo Nesbo Quotes) There’s only one thing worse than not satisfying a desire. And that is not to feel any desire (Jo Nesbo Quotes) To have the chance of being loved we have to take a chance on being destroyed inside (Jo Nesbo Quotes) Some artists see a gig as an audience worshipping them. I think it is about having a great time together. I have a part as the singer. An audience has a part. Playing a gig doesn’t make me high on myself (Jo Nesbo Quotes) Just imagine walking away from something you’ve started. Something you really believed would be good. I don’t think I could ever do that (Jo Nesbo Quotes) What is worse? Taking the life of a person who wants to live or taking death from a person who wants to die (Jo Nesbo Quotes) Love surrounds you like steam in the shower. You can’t see the individual drops, but you get warm. And wet. And clean (Jo Nesbo Quotes) Let me say here and now that faith has never done me any good, only doubt. So that is what has become my testament (Jo Nesbo Quotes) When you go visiting countries, you start reading the history of the place and you start getting into the culture, and then you have to leave. In my experience, all countries have hidden treasures (Jo Nesbo Quotes) You can’t visit readers where you think they are. You have to invite them home to where you are and try to lure them into your universe. That’s the art of storytelling (Jo Nesbo Quotes) You get spoiled as a novelist because you get to be the director and the editor, and you play all the parts, but as a screenwriter, you are a bit down the ladder (Jo Nesbo Quotes) Ever since I was in my teens I had plans at one point in my life to write a novel (Jo Nesbo Quotes) I think I was righteous. I saw myself as the good guy in my own movie. I didn’t get into many fights when I was younger, but when I did, they were righteous. I always thought I was defending something good. I fought for friends who couldn’t fight for themselves. I was still being selfish and arrogant, but I was focused on what was fair and unfair (Jo Nesbo Quotes) I write something that I believe I’ve made up, and it’s only when a friend later points it out to me that I realise I’ve been writing about myself again (Jo Nesbo Quotes) I’m just an entertainer. In a way crime stories are boring. A crime’s been committed and at the end you know it will be solved. So you’ve got to make the story interesting besides it just being a plot. And that’s why character matters, why you’ve got to make the characters interesting (Jo Nesbo Quotes) In most sports, your brain and your body will cooperate... But in rock climbing, it is the other way around. Your brain doesn’t see the point in climbing upwards. Your brain will tell you to keep as low as possible, to cling to the wall and not get any higher. You have to have your brain persuading your body to do the right movements (Jo Nesbo Quotes) The only pressure I feel is to write good books. And to not replicate the previous book. Whether you have a thousand readers or a million readers it doesn’t change the pressure. I never feel tempted to give the reader what I think the reader wants (Jo Nesbo Quotes) When I was a teenager, my father went bust. He could have declared himself bankrupt, but he was an honourable man and he insisted on paying back all his debts. That almost ruined the family. I was aware that my mother and father couldn’t control things anymore. I guess I was afraid that we would end up on the street (Jo Nesbo Quotes) Everything you do leaves traces, doesn’t it. The life you’ve lived is written all over you, for those who can read (Jo Nesbo Quotes) I think my heart is quite selfish. If I followed my heart, I would not be a good person. But I have moral principles. I have to sit down and reflect (Jo Nesbo Quotes)

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