Don’t ever fight with Lisbeth Salander. Her attitude towards the rest of the world is that if someone threatens her with a gun, she’ll get a bigger gun.

Impulsive actions led to trouble, and trouble could have unpleasant consequences.

I am a rapist and a sadistic pig,' if you get that tattoo removed I will carve it into your forehead, do you understand?

Always retain the ability to walk away, without sentimentality, from a situation that felt unmanageable. That was a basic rule of survival. Don't lift a finger for a lost cause.

Men who just call to say hello generally have ulterior motives.

Everyone has secrets. It's just a matter of finding out what they are

But if you want to win, you're going to have to fight.

There were not so many physical threats that could not be countered with a decent hammer.

No, I don't believe in God, but I respect the fact that you do. Everyone has to have something to believe in.

I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside.

I'm not going to apologize for the way I've led my life.

A body without compassion is like the rose without the scent.

JFK had to act before his fragile body betrayed him.

Liposuction isn't an option, because I don't have any fat under my skin. The solution? ReFirme, which is painless

Stayed up and watched a little spanktrovision. It's the American way. There's really nothing wrong with spanktrovision. One of the best inventions of the 1900s, 20th century.

Victory was never in doubt. Its cost was.

All at once, I couldn’t figure out why I was methodically tossing a spherical object through a toroidal object. It seemed like the stupidest thing I could possibly be doing.

It's now or never I ain't gonna live forever I just wanna live while I'm alive It's my life

I am never bored; to be bored is an insult to one's self.

I really love that type of music where someone can take a guitar or light instrumentation and a beautiful voice and can send me somewhere.

I love all animals. I have a fascination with fish, birds, whales - sentient life - insects, reptiles.