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. - Jo Nesbo

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I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn't work.

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If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. -Henry David Thoreau

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Take and chance and don't ever look back. Never have regrets, just lessons learned.

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Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. ― Anne Frank

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Show me a satisfied man, and I'll show you a failure.

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Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

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If something stands between you and your success, move it. — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

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You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. - William Faulkner

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Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. — Dale Carnegie

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