"There were many films made for both cinema and television, and in general I don't connect them very much with our books. I have one favorite: 'The Man on the Roof' by director Bo Widerberg, which was based on 'The Abominable Man."

-- Maj Sjowall

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“The ordinary Christian with the Bible in his hand can say that the majority is wrong.”
“I don't approve of what Wall Street and the wealthy have done to this country, but they are the very ones buying my paintings.”
“Everyone in America likely has a bullying story, whether as the victim, bully or as a witness.”

Source : "Make Bullying History: Stopping Violence Before It Starts" by Mike Honda and Joaquin Phoenix, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 29, 2012.
“The first time someone said, 'What are your measurements?' I answered, '37, 24, 38 - but not necessarily in that order.'”
“Kingsley smiled his Cheshire smile. And without a word, he called up the white darknessâ€”the subvertioâ€”a spell that unlocked what could not be unlocked, that destroyed what could not be destroyed. There was a rumbling, a shaking, like the strongest earthquake, and the iron gate crumbled, and the path began to melt. the demon shrieked, but Kingsley just looked at Mimi the entire time. "Azrael...”
“Knowing her we will know that we are her divine children in a relationship of complete, unconditionally loving intimacy; we will know that nature is holy in all its sacred particulars because it is everywhere vibrant with her light and her love; we will know that we have come to this earth not, as some patriarchal mystical traditions have implied, to escape it but to embrace it fully, not to 'transcend' it but to arrive here in full presence, gratitude and love.”
“I'm perfectly happy to know the world at secondhand. It's a lot safer.”
“If I fall over and make mistakes, I'll pick myself back up and hope for the best and try to conduct myself with as much authenticity and moral code.”

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