“Her tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knives, but she cared not for it; a sharper pang had pierced through… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart. — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
When the bird of the heart begins to sing, too often will reason stop up her ears. — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
Then he rustled his feathers, curved his slender neck, and cried joyfully, from the depths of his heart, 'I never dreamed of… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
“Never had she danced so beautifully; the sharp knives cut her feet, but she did not feel it, for the pain in… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
Almighty God, thee only have I; thou steerest my fate, I must give myself up to thee! Give me a livelihood! Give… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
Happy domestic life is like a beautiful summer's evening; the heart is filled with peace; and everything around derives a peculiar glory. — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
Sharp knives seemed to cut her delicate feet, yet she hardly felt them, so deep was the pain in her heart. She… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
Farewell, farewell," said the swallow, with a heavy heart, as he left the warm countries, to fly back into Denmark. There he… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
He looked at the little maiden, and she looked at him; and he felt that he was melting away, but he still… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
“I never dreamed of such happiness as this, while I was an ugly duckling.” — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
“It was the last night that she would breathe the same air as he, or look out over the deep sea and up into… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
“Roses bloom and cease to be, but we shall the Christ-child see” — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
“I can give her no greater power than she has already, said the woman; don't you see how strong that is? How men and… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
Every time a good child dies, an angel of God comes down to earth. He takes the child in his arms, spreads out his… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
In the middle of a garden grew a rose tree; it was full of roses, and in the loveliest of them all lived an… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
I know what you want. It is very stupid of you, but you shall have your way, and it will bring you to sorrow,… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
“No one would allow that he could not see these much-admired clothes; because, in doing so, he would have declared himself either a simpleton… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
“as the centre of a thick wood. In this snug retreat sat a duck on her nest, watching for her young brood to hatch;” — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
The naive was only a part of my fairy tales; humor was the real salt in them. — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
Every step you take will feel as if you were treading upon knife blades so sharp that blood must flow. I am willing to… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
A mermaid has not an immortal soul, nor can she obtain one unless she wins the love of a human being. On the power… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
It was clear to me, as I glanced back over my earlier life, that a loving Providence watched over me, that all was directed… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share
