Steig Larsson Quotes - Page 5

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• Take "no" as an encouragement to redouble his efforts, so it was easier to say "yes" right away.

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  Encouragement, Effort, Easier

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• She wondered what she thought of herself, and came to the realization that she felt mostly indifference towards her entire life.

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  Realization, Indifference, Felt

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• Isn't it fascinating that Nazis always manage to adopt the word freedom?

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  Nazi, Fascinating, Manage

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• I'm aware of what you've done for me, and I'm not ungrateful. I appreciate that you actually showed yourself to be greater than your prejudices and have given me a chance here. But I don't want you for my lover, and you're not my father.

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  Father, Appreciate, Ungrateful

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• He's pulling the load of an ox and walking on eggshells.

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  Eggshells, Walking, Pulling

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• She had put on make-up in a colour scheme that indicated she might be colourblind.

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  Might, Schemes, Colour

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• If love is liking someone an awful lot, then I suppose I'm in love with several people.

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  Love Is, People, Liking Someone

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• I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.

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  Demonstration, Margins, Propositions

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• But she wished she had had the guts to go up to him and say hello. Or possibly break his legs, she wasn't sure which.

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  Courage, Legs, Hello

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• Candy within reach and then I have to go on a diet.

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  Goes On, Candy, Within Reach

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• It proved once again the theory that no security system is a match for a stupid employee.

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  Stupid, Security Systems, Theory

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• Salander was the woman who hated men who hate women.

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  Hate, Men, Hated

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• It did no good to cry, she had learned that early on. She had also learned that every time she tried to make someone aware of something in her life, the situation just got worse. Consequently it was up to her to solve her problems by herself, using whatever methods she deemed necessary.

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  Problem, Cry, Method

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• Consider this a fair warning.

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  Warning, Fairs

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• Martin was dafter than a syphilitic polecat - where do I get these metaphors from?

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  Metaphor

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• Mimi was massaging Salander's back and neck. She had been kneading intently for 20 minutes while Salander mainly enjoyed herself and uttered an occasional groan of pleasure. A massage from Mimi was a fantastic experience, and she felt like a kitten who just wanted to purr and wave its paws around.

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  Paws, Mimi, Massage

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• [Her] greatest fear, which was so huge and so black that it was of phobic proportions, was that people would laugh at her feelings.

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  Greatest Fear, People, Laughing

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• When their love was not reciprocated, it could quickly turn to violent hatred.

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  Hatred, Violent, Turns

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• Harley-Davidson," she said. "Sweet.

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  Sweet, Said, Harley

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• I am what I am,' Salander said 'I ran away from everything and everybody. I should have said goodbye.

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  Goodbye, Should Have, Said

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• Salander leaned back against the pillow and followed the conversation with a smile. She wondered why she, who had such difficulty talking about herself with people of flesh and blood, could blithely reveal her most intimate secrets to a bunch of completely unknown freaks on the Internet.

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  Blood, Talking, People

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