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61 " There’s a strong social urge in man to be needed, "
― Jo Nesbø , The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
62 " Free thinking functions best in small groups. - Harry Hole "
63 " Good stories are never about a string of successes but about spectacular defeats. - Arve Støp "
64 " Our bodyguard is a born-again Christian with a father complex, a drinking problem, intellectual limitations and not enough backbone to do his military service with honor. In short, a guy we should be pleased is going to be reelected today. "
65 " Remember, I’ve taught at the military academy, Harry. What do you think aspiring generals dream about when I tell them how military strategists have personally changed the course of world history? Do you think they dream about sitting around quietly hoping for peace, about telling their grandchildren that they just lived, that no one would ever know what they might have been capable of? They might say they want peace, but inside they dream, Harry. About having one opportunity. There’s a strong social urge in man to be needed. That’s why generals in the Pentagon paint the blackest scenario as soon as a firecracker goes off anywhere in the world. I think you want this case to be special, Harry. You want it so much that you can see the blackest of the black. "
66 " No one can leave someone they have good sex with. They can try, but they always go back. We're simple souls like that, aren't we? - Katrine Bratt "
67 " No,” Harry said, crossing his arms on his chest. “I’ve thought about how we’ll catch this guy, not about how I’m going to justify not catching him.”Harry knew it was a cheap shot, but the words hit home. Hagen blinked twice. Opened his mouth and shut it again, and Harry instantly felt ashamed. Why did he always have to instigate these childish, meaningless wall-pissing contests, just to have the satisfaction of giving someone else—anyone at all—the finger? Rakel had once said that he wished he’d been born with an extra middle finger that was permanently sticking up. "
68 " What is worse? Taking the life of a person who wants to live or taking death from a person who wants to die? - Ståle Aune "