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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Work hard in silence, let your success be the noise. ― Frank Ocean

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I can't' are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world.

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The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary – Vidal Sassoon

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It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.

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You can if you think you can. – George Reeves

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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

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Open your mind. Get up off the couch. Move. – Anthony Bourdain

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People do not lack strength; they lack will.

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