The Myth About Me As

I Was A Really Bad Taxi Driver. I Only Collided Twice But It Was One Time Too Much.

Everyone Has A Need To Do Penance. It's A Basic Need, Like Washing. It's About Harmony, An Absolutely Essential Inner Balance. It's The Balance We Call Morality.

For Me, The Best Places To Write Are On Planes, Trains And At Airports. Not Hotel Rooms But Hotel Lobbies. I'm Really Happy When I'm Waiting For A Plane And The Message Comes That It's Three Hours Late. Great, I'll Get To Write!

A Rat Is Neither Good Nor Evil. It Does What A Rat Has To Do.

Thanks To The Success Of Henning Mankell And Peter Hoeg, There Wasn't The Same Stigma Attached To Writing Genre Thrillers In Scandinavia As There Was In Many Other Cultures. Quite The Opposite, In Fact.