A Journalist Finds Out Things By Asking

Only A Woman Who Had Killed A Man In Battle Was Allowed To Give Up Her Virginity.

It Did No Good To Cry, She Had Learned That Early On.

Her Absence Had Felt Like Torture--almost A Form Of Personal Punishment. He Had Nobody To Discuss His Feelings With, And For The First Time He Realised With Appalling Clarity What A Destructive Hold She Had Over Him.

Salander Leaned Back Against The Pillow And Followed The Conversation With A Smile. She Wondered Why She, Who Had Such Difficulty Talking About Herself With People Of Flesh And Blood, Could Blithely Reveal Her Most Intimate Secrets To A Bunch Of Completely Unknown Freaks On The Internet.

You Walk Around Feeling Like A Teenager And Immortal Your Whole Life, And Suddenly There Isn't Much Time Left.