Henning Mankell Quotes

Worst part of being a writer: having to tell my toddler that I can't play with her because I'm working. Keep in mind that working consists of me at home with a laptop on my lap sitting on the couch. It doesn't look like working. I don't have a hammer or anything.

I never helped my kids. I was working too hard. My kids had to be responsible for themselves.

I'm a workaholic, and I know it. And I don't care to deal with it.

We've all seen the mom who devotes all her time and attention to her child and is so hungry for adult interaction that as soon as she's around another adult, she's not paying attention anymore.

My deal is that I pay more attention to whatever job I have than the relationships I have. Now, if I had considered my job to be a wife and mother, then I would have been pretty good at it. But I didn't consider it a job. I thought it was like brushing your teeth - it's not fun, it's just something you do to keep your teeth from falling out.

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.

I'm an extreme workaholic.

When I'm at work, I'm remembering what I forgot to do for the kids, and when I'm with the kids, I'm remembering what I forgot to do at work.

I'm trying to be a good parent and set a good example. When I'm on the road, they don't see a lot of me. I see them every other day. It's pretty all-encompassing when I'm on the road.

I'm so wrapped up in my work that it's often impossible to consider other things in my life. My marriage ended in divorce because of this, my relationship with Holly has suffered by this.

I often feel very guilty because of the time that I spend outside of my home and the little time that sometimes I have for my kids.

I'm such a workaholic.

I am a workaholic. I like to work, work, work.

It's not ideal to always be one eye on the Blackberry and two arms around my children. For the sake of mothers out there who don't have the Blackberry but do have the children and are hoping someone will be raising their voice on their behalf, it's a great privilege.

During my days as a cricketer, I used to be so involved with the game, I never bothered to look after my family.

Work is an addiction. I've always done too much. It's in my nature.

When I'm at work, I want to be with my daughter, and when I'm with my daughter, I probably should be working, and it just is what it is.

I'm a workaholic and there is no other engagement in my life.

I am a workaholic - my family will agree with that.

Workaholism is an addiction, and like all addictions, it blocks creative energy.

Many a man works himself to death by burying himself in his work.

That's one of the surprises in the research, that's it's not young people who are smitten with their phones. It's their parents who are not paying attention to them.

I just try and learn to be a good husband and be a good father before I am a good rock star. That means saying no to certain things that go with the business.

Send home my long strayed eyes to me, Which (Oh) too long have dwelt on thee.

The irresponsible mother helped explain bella's maturity. She'd had to grow up early, to become the caretaker. That's why she didn't like being cared for- she felt it was her job.