Henning Mankell Quotes

When you are around 60, there are certain things that are completely terrifying. One of them is that you have made the wrong choices in life, and now it's too late to do anything about them.

Henning Mankell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeChoicesYouLateWrongNow

Always the journey, never the destination.

Simon Rattle

JourneyDestinationNeverAlways

I grew up in a small town, in a small community, and I would not have had access to great plays when I was a kid were it not for the films of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' and 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.'

Tracy Letts

CommunityGreatSmallSmall TownHot

The world that we all knew before, could wake up in feeling safe... now it seems that everything has been turned upside down.

Tori Amos

WorldWake UpUpside DownDownNow

I hate Nassau and the Bahamas. It's one of those places I'd always wanted to visit since reading Ian Fleming but it was full of casinos with Americans in shorts.

Tony Parsons

HateReadingPlacesAlwaysBahamas

The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked.

Roger Angell

GreatThingsDifferentGreat Thing

I don't remember threatening anybody, ever. I don't like threats. I don't respond well to them, so I don't give them. But I'm not a doormat. I try to meet the appropriate level of communications.

Roger Ailes

RememberMeetTryRespondLevel

Even if it's a bit blunt, I really appreciate somebody being straight with you.

Rupert Friend

AppreciateYouBluntBeingEvenBit

I always tell people that I'll sound exactly like Alanis Morissette after I've had more boyfriends. I'll be just as anguished-sounding.

Michelle Branch

PeopleMoreSoundAlwaysTellJust

Being able to write creatively or read creative fiction is the best way to exercise your imagination.

Michael Pryor

BestImaginationCreativeExercise

Kishore Kumar was multi-talented and original, so I really respect him.

Mohit Chauhan

RespectHimOriginalReally

Home is wherever I hang my hat.

Miriam Margolyes

HomeHatHangWherever

The great thing about making picture books is that you can make absolutely anything you want happen. It's a bit like making a film, but you don't need lots of money for actors and costumes - you just need pens, paper, and your imagination.

Mini Grey

GreatMoneyImaginationPictureYou

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