Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 5

"There's no difference between pulp fiction and highbrow fiction, one is as good as the other, the only difference is the aura they have, and that's determined by the people who read the stuff, not by the book itself. There's no such thing as 'the book itself."

Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 5

"Writing isn't black magic. You just have to come up with an idea..."

Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 5

"Go somewhere you know nothing about and see what happens."

Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 5

"Writing was a defeat, it was a humiliation, it was coming face-to-face with yourself and seeing you weren't good enough."

Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 5

"Actually there were only two forms of existence, I reflected: one that was tied to a place and one that wasn't. Both had always existed. Neither could be chosen."

Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 5