Ever Since I Was In My Teens

I'm Not A Big Crime Reader, But I'm Reading Michael Connelly's 'the Reversal.' I'm Going Back To His Novels. I'm Also Reading Keith Richards' 'life.' I'm Always Fascinated By The Transition From The Innocent Late '60s And Early '70s And The Youth Culture Becoming An Industry.

Thanks To The Success Of Henning Mankell And Peter Hoeg, There Wasn't The Same Stigma Attached To Writing Genre Thrillers In Scandinavia As There Was In Many Other Cultures. Quite The Opposite, In Fact.

Everything You Do Leaves Traces, Doesn't It. The Life You've Lived Is Written All Over You, For Those Who Can Read.

When You're An Established Name, You Know That A Children's Book Will Have A Pretty Good Chance Of Getting Picked Up. Like Madonna. It's Not That I Had This Great Idea. Actually, In My Case, It Was A Great Idea.

I Think I Was Righteous. I Saw Myself As The Good Guy In My Own Movie. I Didn't Get Into Many Fights When I Was Younger, But When I Did, They Were Righteous. I Always Thought I Was Defending Something Good. I Fought For Friends Who Couldn't Fight For Themselves. I Was Still Being Selfish And Arrogant, But I Was Focused On What Was Fair And Unfair.