“She was afraid, and the afraid, she realized, sought opportunities for bravery in love.”
“If she is afraid of mirrors she is afraid of herself.”
“She was afraid to love me," Nancy said. "I never realized it. By keeping her distance, she thought she could protect me. If she didn't love me, maybe I would escape notice. I would survive.”
“Salander was afraid of no-one and nothing. She realized that she lacked the necessary imagination - and that was evidence enough that there was something wrong with her brain.”
“She's no longer afraid to die. What she's afraid of is living, accepting the status quo.”
“Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.”