--- title: "1 Americans People Quotes By Sjon" description: "1 Americans People quotes by Sjon. Plus more from Sjon and more Americans People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/448/sjon-22692_born_now-10-percent-of-this-population-in-ice_2017785.jpg" --- > [ Now 10 percent of this population \[in Iceland\] of 330,000 people were born elsewhere - Polish, North Africans, Europeans, Americans - people are coming from all over. It is still changing society in a good way. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/now-10-percent-of-this-population-in-iceland-of-330-000-people-were/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/448/sjon-22692_born_now-10-percent-of-this-population-in-ice_2017785.jpg) ## More by Sjon > [I do quite extensive research for most of my novels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/i-do-quite-extensive-research-for-most-of-my-novels/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [All authors secretly hope that their works will be read in 100 years' time and 200 years, and that they will somehow survive into the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/all-authors-secretly-hope-that-their-works-will-be-read-in-100-years/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [ \[Bob Dylan\] builds his lyrics, of course, from personal experience, but it's also a literary work. He draws heavily on his knowledge of American… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/bob-dylan-builds-his-lyrics-of-course-from-personal-experience-but-it/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [One thing for sure is it will be written in the Icelandic language. All of my literary work is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/one-thing-for-sure-is-it-will-be-written-in-the-icelandic-language/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [Much of my time is taken up by reading, researching and trying out ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/much-of-my-time-is-taken-up-by-reading-researching-and-trying-out/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [Politics enter dangerous ground, when people proclaim there are simple answers for our complex world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/politics-enter-dangerous-ground-when-people-proclaim-there-are-simple/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [I will just take the chance that the language will still be relevant in 100 years, which is something we cannot take for granted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/i-will-just-take-the-chance-that-the-language-will-still-be-relevant/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [Bjork is one of my oldest friends so we share the friendship and common roots. That is what we build on when we work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/bjork-is-one-of-my-oldest-friends-so-we-share-the-friendship-and/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [“I felt the heat of the animosity they bear towards me, the vindictive nature that drives a man to destroy his neighbour in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/i-felt-the-heat-of-the-animosity-they-bear-towards-me-the-vindictive/) [Sjón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [I have to face questions like, "Do I simply write the best text I possibly can? Do I specifically engage with contemporary issues? 'Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/i-have-to-face-questions-like-do-i-simply-write-the-best-text-i/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [I usually leave Reykavik for two to three weeks to go to the South Coast of Iceland where I have a small fisherman's hut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/i-usually-leave-reykavik-for-two-to-three-weeks-to-go-to-the-south/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [I have seen the universe! It is made of poems!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/i-have-seen-the-universe-it-is-made-of-poems/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [Paul Beatty for "The Sellout" sounds like a relevant story for our times. It's playful, uses deep thought and seems to be taking advantage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/paul-beatty-for-the-sellout-sounds-like-a-relevant-story-for-our/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [ The option is always on the table. When we \[with Bjork\] were starting as creative kids in the Eighties, we found each other. I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/the-option-is-always-on-the-table-when-we-with-bjork-were-starting-as/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) > [I'm not one of those writers who writes everyday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/i-m-not-one-of-those-writers-who-writes-everyday/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americans-people/sjon/#itemlist", "name": "1 Americans People Quotes By Sjon", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Now 10 percent of this population [in Iceland] of 330,000 people were born elsewhere - Polish, North Africans, Europeans, Americans - people are coming from all over. 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