Swedish taxes are high, and we don't get as much as we used to for them. And our schools aren't so good. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes good high school
Northern Sweden holds a special kind of magic. It's cold, lonely, and the people are tough and silent, or so the stereotype says. This is Asa Larsson's home turf and I find as much joy in reading her closely observed descriptions of the environment, as in following her intriguing plots. Camilla Lackberg asacloselycold share on social
People in Sweden talk a lot about the weather - how much we hate it. But Finns get more depressed. Camilla Lackberg depressfinnhate Change image and share on social
In Sweden, we've moved away from the notion that mothers have some magical, special bond with children. Camilla Lackberg bondchildhave Change image and share on social
If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun! Nathan Myhrvold ballisticblockcamera Change image and share on social
It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens. Carine Roitfeld frontgoodlens Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social