Quotes from Camilla Lackberg

Su enfermedad, curiosamente, hacía que le resultara más fácil enfrentarse a ese dolor. El padecimiento físico reclamaba su atención en todo momento, relegando parte del sufrimiento del alma.

I suppose regret is an expression of humanity. Without regret . . . where does that leave us?

Fjällbacka seemed strangely deserted now that summer was over and the tourists had gone home. It was like a living room on the morning after a party: dirty glasses holding the dregs of wine and beer, a crumpled banner in the corner, a party hat perched askew on the head of a guest who had passed out on the sofa.

Patrik zrozumiaÅ', ?e trzeba po?egna? siÄ™ z marzeniami. OczywiÅ›cie potem kochaÅ' siÄ™ w innych, a kiedy ?eniÅ' siÄ™ z Karin, byÅ' nawet przekonany, ?e do?yje z niÄ… pó?nej staroÅ›ci. Mimo to gdzieÅ› z tyÅ'u gÅ'owy zawsze koÅ'ataÅ'a mu siÄ™ myÅ›l o Erice. Czasem ta myÅ›l byÅ'a nieobecna przez wiele miesiÄ™cy, a czasem wracaÅ'a po kilka razy dziennie.

It was easy to leave what had become of my country. But hard to leave the country that it once had been.

los nietos son el postre de la vida

Às vezes, as coisas aconteciam a despeito dos seus melhores esforços. E não havia muito a fazer.

to occupy her mind apart from Patrik and his family. His sister, Lotta, lived in Gothenburg

It's every individual's responsibility to find his own peace – you can't expect any sort of retribution, or believe that it will be delivered some day.

Forgiveness," Father Silvio repeated calmly. "It's what we all seek, most of us without even knowing it. Forgiveness for our sins, for our failures, for our shortcomings and mistakes. Forgiveness for things we have done … and for things we didn't do.

Having long since accepted that they had no control over the twists and turns of life and fate, they simply got on with trying to live the best life they could. The rest was in God's hands.

The ice cubes in her voice were clinking mercilessly.

Erica's despair has nothing to do with lack of motherly love. She loved Maja fiercely and sincerely. At the same time she felt as if she'd been invaded by an alien parasite that sucked all joy out of her and forced her into a shadow existence that had nothing in common with the life she'd lived before.

Per said reluctantly. Being the grandson of Frans Ringholm afforded him a special status within the group, and in a weak moment he had

Deal. The pee nappies are yours.' Then she added, 'Your father can take care of the shitty ones.' Their laughter echoed through the deserted harbour. Anna would always remember that moment as one of the best in her life. That moment when the ice thawed.

Homicide investigations are about people

in the future, perhaps as a den for Maja when she was older and wanted her own space. But at the moment it

He'd read somewhere that after you had a child it was like living the rest of your life with a loaded pistol at your temple. And there was some truth to that. The fear was always present, lurking.

Toda a maldade, mesquinhez e malícia eram silenciosamente deixadas fermentar debaixo de uma superfície que devia parecer sempre imaculadamente limpa e pura.

momento que era imposible que su hija se hubiese suicidado. Y sentía curiosidad por saber qué

si no dejas que nadie pase al otro lado del muro por miedo a que resulte un enemigo, también terminas por dejar fuera a los amigos.

And for the first time in many years she felt ready to fight.

Sometimes people only do things that they really want to when circumstances force them to.

Una mano fuerte y callosa, como si