Jo Nesbø Quotes

Watching TV gives you confidence. When you see how stupid people generally are on the box it makes you feel smart. And scientific studies show that people who feel smart perform better than people who feel stupid.

Threats generally work best when delivered in a neutral key.

People are afraid of what they don’t understand. And hate what they’re afraid of.

It’s strange how easy it is to deceive people when they want to be deceived.

Humiliation. To be deprived of honor and dignity. To be disrobed, to be cast out by the flock. That’s the worst punishment; it’s akin to being buried alive. And the only consolation is that the person will perish fairly quickly.[What is the worst thing?]

Human nature is a vast, dark forest.

Human nature is a vast impenetrable forest which no one can know in its entirety. Not even a mother knows her child’s deepest secrets.

Everything you do leaves traces, doesn’t it. The life you’ve lived is written all over you, for those who can read.

You’re as old as you feel.

You should never postpone your pleasures, that there was no guarantee that you would live another day.

You cannot survive for long if you are not frightened.

You can discover new things by changing your perspective and your location.