There is no money in the world that would compensate me for writing a lousy book. David Lagercrantz bookcompensatelousy Change image and share on social
I wrote about Alan Turing, the great mathematician and code-breaker. He was an absolutely different person, certainly more brilliant than I ever will be. David Lagercrantz absolutelyalanbreaker Change image and share on social
All great characters, great icons, in literature are a bit of a riddle, and that's the reason we go back to them over and over. David Lagercrantz backbitecharacter Change image and share on social
I want to be read, and I certainly want to sell, but I also see my father's eye from Heaven: 'Always write quality. It doesn't matter if you sell; if it's good, it's good - if you capture the complexity of life.' David Lagercrantz capturecomplexityeye share on social
I met a lot of hackers, and some of them were very arrogant. They thought I was stupid because I couldn't follow what they were talking about. But then I met this great guy whom companies hire to find their security holes, and he was very good about explaining so I could understand. David Lagercrantz arrogantcompanyexplain share on social
I'm very bad at violence in real life. I can't stand it. And I'm so fed up with crime novels that have too much violence. I can't really do it. It's unnecessary. David Lagercrantz badcrimefeed Change image and share on social
Alan Turing is such an amazing, tragic story. David Lagercrantz alanamazestory Change image and share on social
I want to have new challenges and write new crazy books because I think it makes me a better writer to be insecure and try new things. David Lagercrantz bookchallengecrazy Change image and share on social
I'm an author who likes assignments, who needs suggestions, ideas I would never have thought of otherwise - then something happens inside my alien head. Other people have to decide whether or not I'm a good writer, but I do have the ability to write in different styles. David Lagercrantz abilityalienassignment share on social
I know I don't want to be Stieg Larsson my whole life. David Lagercrantz larssonlifestieg Change image and share on social