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Everyone Has A Need To Do Penance. It's A Basic Need, Like Washing. It's About Harmony, An Absolutely Essential Inner Balance. It's The Balance We Call Morality.

They Say That Every Writer, They Write About Himself, And I Think That To A Certain Extent That Is True. But Also We Are Creators Of Fiction.

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.

Many Scandinavian Writers Who Had Made Their Name In Literary Fiction Felt They Wanted To Have A Go At The Crime Novel To Show They Could Compete With The Best. If Salman Rushdie Had Been Norwegian, He Would Definitely Have Written At Least One Thriller.

Ever Since I Was In My Teens I Had Plans At One Point In My Life To Write A Novel.