“Some people don’t understand the value of lists, but Britt- Marie is not one of those people. She has so many lists that she has to keep a separate list to list all the lists. Otherwise anything could happen. She could die. Or forget to buy baking soda.”
“It’s difficult to know when love blooms; suddenly you wake up and it’s in full flower. It works the same when it wilts – one day it is just too late. Love has a great deal in common with balcony plants in that way. Sometimes not even baking soda makes a difference.”
“All marriages have their bad sides, because people have weaknesses. If you live with another human being you learn to handle these weaknesses in a variety of ways. For instance, you might take the view that weaknesses are a bit like heavy pieces of furniture, and based on this you must learn to clean around them. To maintain the illusion.”
“Soccer forces life to move on. There’s always a new match. A new season. There’s always a dream that everything can get better. It’s a game of wonders.”
“If you have a dad who supports Liverpool you always fucking think you can turn anything around.”
“If you love Tottenham you always give more love than you get back.”
“Tottenham is the worst kid of bad team because they’re almost good. They always promise they’re going to be fantastic. They make you hope. So you go on loving them and they carry on finding more and more innovative ways of dissapointing you.”
“Geography is a very good skill to share the sofa with when solving crossword puzzles. Not so very easy to acquire actually. Love doesn’t have to be fireworks for everyone. It could be a question of capital cities with five letters or knowing exactly when to reheel your shoes.”
– Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie Was Here
The Juno Journal 