Mikael Blomkvist: "How come a 23-year-old can be a ward of the state?"
Lisbeth Salander: "I'm mentally incompetent and can't manage daily life."
Mikael Blomkvist: "Since when have they said that?"
Lisbeth Salander: "Since I was twelve."
Mikael Blomkvist: "Something happened when you were twelve? Uh... I'm sorry, That's none of my business."
Lisbeth Salander: "I tried to kill my father. I burned him alive. Got about 80 percent of him."
Mikael Blomkvist: "Oh..."
Lisbeth Salander: "I'll make some coffee."