Friendship Quotes in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Page 2
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph). We used Reg Keeland/a.k.a. Steven T. Murray's English language translation.
| Quote #4 Like a faithful watchdog, she kept an eye on every doctor and nurse who walked in or out of the door. (9.54) |
Holger Palmgren is one of Salander's friends. Palmgren is the guy who taught her to analyze "consequences" (11.168) before she acts.
| Quote #5 [Martin's] lady friend joined them for dinner. Eva was a warm, sociable, and entertaining woman. Blomkvist found her extraordinarily attractive. (10.6) |
This contributes to the general consensus that Martin is a nice guy. So when we learn that he's a serial kidnapper/rapist/killer, it gives us chills and makes us want to know more about Eva.
| Quote #6 [Bjurman:] "If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. […] If you make trouble, I can put you away in an institution for the rest of your life. Would you like that? (11.172) |
Bjurman doesn't know the meaning of the word "nice" and has no intention of being a friend to Salander like her old guardian Holger Palmgren. Too bad for Bjurman!
