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I'm 100% Norwegian. Three generations removed and all continuous inbreeding of Norwegian of Minnesota and Iowa, so I traveled to Norway before.

Whenever I travel anywhere, I'm constantly asked if I'm Swedish. It's the burden of most Norwegians. The Swedes have just got a better publicity agent, I think.

My Norwegian family says, 'You're the most grounded American we've ever met.'

If you're a Norwegian writer, you are not visible in the world. The door of the English language is very hard to open for a Norwegian writer.

I'm from Norway, but I always felt like I'd grown up with British culture.

I'm a real Swede! In fact, I'm a quarter Finnish.

I speak Swedish mainly with my kids' friends.

I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish.

I have blood from Dutch and Norwegian.

I do chat to my mother in Norwegian, particularly when we want a secret conversation. It is useful that way.