Oppurtunity Makes the Thief by Steig Larsson

Oppurtunity Makes the Thief

Steig Larsson

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Your job description as a journalist is to question and scrutinize critically-neve r to repeat claims uncritically, no matter how highly placed the sources in the bureaucracy. Don't ever forget that. You're a damn good writer, but that talent is completely worthless if you forget your job description.

talent matter jobs

I'm a fast writer, and crime novels are easy to do. It's much harder to write a 1,000 word article, where everything has to be 100 per cent correct.

crime-novels easy writing

-Who knows about this? -Just me, the police, the killer, and now... by Steig Larsson

-Who knows about this? -Just me, the police, the killer, and now you.

killers police knows

It did no good to cry, she had learned that early on. by Steig Larsson

It did no good to cry, she had learned that early on.

There is nothing to talk about" she said. "I'm just a freak that'... by Steig Larsson

There is nothing to talk about" she said. "I'm just a freak that's all.

You're an entropic chaos factor by Steig Larsson

You're an entropic chaos factor

You walk around feeling like a teenager and immortal your whole life, and suddenly there isn't much time left.

time-left teenager feelings

Don't exaggerate. Just give your natural bitchy selves full rein by Steig Larsson

Don't exaggerate. Just give your natural bitchy selves full rein

self natural giving

Then she made up her mind.It was absurd to pretend that he did not exist.It no longer hurt her to see him. She opened the door wide and let him into her life again.

hurt mind doors

From a purely physical standpoint she didn't have a chance, but her attitude was that death was better than capitulation.

capitulation chance attitude

Harley-Davidson," she said. "Sweet. by Steig Larsson

Harley-Davidson," she said. "Sweet.

harley said sweet

Her voice was as rough as sandpaper. As long as Blomkvist lived, he would never forget her face as she went on the attack. Her teeth were bared like a beast of prey. Her eyes were glittering, black as coal. She moved with the lightning speed of a tarantula and seemed totally focus on her prey as she swung the club again, striking Martin in the ribs.

The Stock Exchange is something very different. There is no economy and no production of goods and services. There are only fantasies in which people from one hour to the next decide that this or that company is worth so many billions, more or less. It doesn't have a thing to do with reality or with the Swedish economy.

different reality people

I've read crime fiction all my life. A thing that's bothered me about crime fiction is that it's generally about one or two people, but there's not much about society. I want to get away from that particular pattern: a lead, a supporting role and backdrop characters.

character two people

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.

hello legs courage

It proved once again the theory that no security system is a matc... by Steig Larsson

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

security-systems theory stupid

Consider this a fair warning. by Steig Larsson

Consider this a fair warning.

Candy within reach and then I have to go on a diet. by Steig Larsson

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

within-reach candy goes-on

Salander was the woman who hated men who hate women. by Steig Larsson

Salander was the woman who hated men who hate women.

Nobody can avoid falling in love. They might want to deny it, but friendship is probably the most common form of love.

falling-in-love want might