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Ove's father was known for being almost too kind, though Ove never saw why this was a problem. He had a knack for working on cars and fixed them as favors for the higher-ups at the train station. The higher-ups gifted Ove’s father a Saab when Ove was a child. He taught Ove how to work on cars, to behave honorably, and to do things rather than just talk about them. He died in a train accident when Ove was sixteen years old.
Ove's Father Quotes in A Man Called Ove
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Chapter 5
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"Engines give you what you deserve," he used to explain. "If you treat them with respect they'll give you freedom; if you behave like an ass they'll take it from you."
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Chapter 8
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Since his father's death he had begun more and more to differentiate between people who did what they should, and those who didn't. People who did and people who just talked. Ove talked less and less and did more and more.
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Ove's Father Quotes in A Man Called Ove
The A Man Called Ove quotes below are all either spoken by Ove's Father or refer to Ove's Father. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5
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"Engines give you what you deserve," he used to explain. "If you treat them with respect they'll give you freedom; if you behave like an ass they'll take it from you."
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Chapter 8
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Since his father's death he had begun more and more to differentiate between people who did what they should, and those who didn't. People who did and people who just talked. Ove talked less and less and did more and more.
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