Famous Fredrik Backman Quotes

  • Men are what they are because of what they do, not what they say. – Fredrik Backman

    Men are what they are because of what they do, not what they say.– Fredrik Backman

  • People said Ove saw the world in black and white. But she was color. All the color he had. – Fredrik Backman

    People said Ove saw the world in black and white. But she was color. All the color he had.– Fredrik Backman

  • And then Mum spoons the coffee a little as if she’s having fantasies of flinging it in Britt-Marie’s face. But in a controlled way. – Fredrik Backman

    And then Mum spoons the coffee a little as if she’s having fantasies of flinging it in Britt-Marie’s face. But in a controlled way.– Fredrik Backman

  • Just everything else, Mum. I just have everything else from you. – Fredrik Backman

    Just everything else, Mum. I just have everything else from you.– Fredrik Backman

  • People can turn into idiots if they’re alone for long enough. (Mum) – Fredrik Backman

    People can turn into idiots if they’re alone for long enough. (Mum)– Fredrik Backman

  • Because when you love someone very much, it’s difficult to learn to share her with someone else. – Fredrik Backman

    Because when you love someone very much, it’s difficult to learn to share her with someone else.– Fredrik Backman

  • It’s possible to love your grandmother for years and years without really knowing anything about her. – Fredrik Backman

    It’s possible to love your grandmother for years and years without really knowing anything about her.– Fredrik Backman

  • … not all monsters look like monsters. There are some that carry their monstrosity inside. – Fredrik Backman

    … not all monsters look like monsters. There are some that carry their monstrosity inside.– Fredrik Backman

  • Further to this, Ove has the cat’s resentful stares to contend with. Something in its eyes reminds him of the way Sonja used to look at him. – Fredrik Backman

    Further to this, Ove has the cat’s resentful stares to contend with. Something in its eyes reminds him of the way Sonja used to look at him.– Fredrik Backman

  • It’s going to be a grand adventure and a fairy tale of marvels. But it’s my fault that you’ll find a dragon at the end, my darling knight. – Fredrik Backman

    It’s going to be a grand adventure and a fairy tale of marvels. But it’s my fault that you’ll find a dragon at the end, my darling knight.– Fredrik Backman