Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
It's always too early to quit.
Always desire to learn something useful.
I can, therefore I am.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Never complain and never explain.
After a storm comes a calm.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
One of the beauties of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is the very delicate and strange relationship between the two main characters.