Salla Simukka Quotes & Sayings

A noose around the neck was still a noose even if it was encrusted with diamonds. — Salla Simukka

For so many years, Lumikki had needed to find hiding places because she was afraid. Finding secret nooks and safe havens was a lifeline. These days, it wasn't so much about fear as a desire to find some room just for her in a place that was shared by everyone. — Salla Simukka

You aren't those words. You aren't the shouts and names. You aren't the awful things spat at you like flavorless gum. You aren't the punches or the bruises they cause. You aren't the blood running from your nose. You aren't under their control. You are not theirs.
Inside you is always the part of you that no one can touch. You are you. You are your own and inside you is the universe. You can be whatever you want. You can be anyone.
Don't be afraid. You don't have to be afraid anymore. — Salla Simukka

The easiest way to get along in life is to meddle as little as possible. — Salla Simukka

Do not seek power for revenge. Seek power in order to avoid situations that would make you want revenge. — Salla Simukka

Never give people options, just give them simple directives. Don't beg or demand, just tell them how things are. — Salla Simukka

For her a day of pampering meant comic books, black liquorice, serious exercise, veggie curry and, above all, solitude. — Salla Simukka

Her, but she didn't care. She went out on the balcony and looked down into the yard. — Salla Simukka

No calls, no emails, no Facebook messages, no letters, no Morse code with a flashlight during the dark hours of the night, no smoke signals blown with steaming breath on a chilly autumn night, no burning thoughts so intense that they could penetrate fog and walls and doors. Nothing. Complete silence. It was as if the whole person had disappeared from the face of the earth. Or, at least, disappeared from Lumikki's life in one swift stroke. Just as unexpectedly and presumptuously as they'd come. — Salla Simukka

Yeah. I'm the secret love child of Hercule Poirot and Lisbeth Salander. — Salla Simukka

Better off alone than in bad company. — Salla Simukka

She was the puzzle piece that didn't have its own place, but could suddenly fill in almost any hole you needed it to. — Salla Simukka

Let's go inside, she said. Lumikki nodded. — Salla Simukka