Henning Mankell Quotes

I still have a photo on my wall of the greatest idol I will ever have in my life, and it's myself at eight. Because that's when the forces of imagination have the same value as the real world, when they're an instrument of survival: when my mother disappeared, and I imagined a mother. That was me at my best.

Henning Mankell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: swedish
  • Birth: February 3, 1948 - October 5, 2015

Topics

LifeMotherMyselfBestImagination

A public figure cannot control what people say in open meetings.

Jim Bridenstine

PeopleControlMeetingsSayOpen

I like to stay busy, I like to stay focused, and I like to stay creative. Without being creative I'd be dead.

Jeremy Renner

CreativeStay FocusedBusyFocused

Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands.

Jerry Lewis

FunnyWomanManHandsDreamFalling

Some readers may be disturbed that I wrote 'The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson' in Emily's own voice. I wasn't trying to steal her thunder or her music. I simply wanted to imagine my way into the head and heart of Emily Dickinson.

Jerome Charyn

LifeMusicHeartVoiceTryingWay

I've gone through my whole life caring deeply what people think of me.

Andrew Garfield

LifeCaringPeopleMeThinkGone

Are there some people that are white nationalists that are attracted to some of the philosophies of the alt-right? Maybe.

Steve Bannon

PeopleWhiteSome PeopleSomeMaybe

To me, drag is about doing whatever you want, and nobody says anything. And 'Drag Race' is about doing what you're told and having it evaluated. I hate being judged.

Trixie Mattel

HateMeDoingYouNobodyWant

I want people to know who the real Shilpa is. There's a lot of negative idea about me in the industry, and I want to prove all of it wrong.

Shilpa Shinde

PeopleMeNegativeWrongKnowWant

Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.

Mason Cooley

NaiveCynicismDisappointmentsFull

I'm not a singer. I've sung in character, but it's just not my thing.

Josh Pais

CharacterSingerJustThingSung

You have the biggest impact on controlling, on affecting local lives as mayor. It's so much more important than being a state legislator.

Dick Murphy

ImpactYouImportantMoreMayor

You always look to impress.

Dele Alli

YouLookImpressAlways

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