“Without discussing it with his mother, Anton went up to his teacher, Miss Katballe, and informed her that after seven years he was now quitting school. It was the best day of her life, she replied. With unexpected politeness he… — Carsten Jensen Copy Share Image
With no other choices open to us, we'd turned our gaze seaward. The oceans were our America: they reached farther than any prairie, untamed… — Carsten Jensen Copy Share Image
“Your roots aren’t to be found in your childhood so much as in your child. It’s he who provides your link to the world,… — Carsten Jensen Copy Share Image
“Without discussing it with his mother, Anton went up to his teacher, Miss Katballe, and informed her that after seven years he was now… — Carsten Jensen Copy Share Image
“...the miller's hefty wife, Madam Weber, already armed with a pitchfork, insisted on joining the fight, and because she appeared more intimidating than most… — Carsten Jensen Copy Share Image
“But he didnt want to be thought of as a fool. To walk around the town fully dressed and yet appear naked to the… — Carsten Jensen Copy Share Image
“No, he hadn't known anything about children, but now he'd learned something: a child's mind is open to everything.” — Carsten Jensen Copy Share Image
“Though I had no respect for Jack Lewis, I respected the hole in his chest. He was dying, and you owe the dying your… — Carsten Jensen Copy Share Image
“That's how it is, he told himself. If you dread something enough, even your worst fears coming true brings comfort.” — Carsten Jensen Copy Share Image
“Freedom had a thousand faces. But so did crime. The thought of what a man might do made me dizzy.” — Carsten Jensen Copy Share Image
Two drowning people can't save each other. All they can do is drag each other down. — Carsten Jensen Copy Share Image
