“Yesterday the sea was as smooth as a mirror; it is smooth as a mirror today. The island is having an Indian summer. Such a mild, warm Indian summer! Yet there is no sun. It is years since I knew… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
“Sjøen lå speilblank igår og den ligger speilblank idag. Det er indian summer og varme på øen – og o hvor det er mildhet og varme! – Men det er ingen sol. Mange år er gått siden jeg var i… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
“Well, God be with you,’ she said as she finally left him. ’I’m sure He is,’ he replied. She gave a start. ’Are you… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
“De sier hun er melle firti og femti, men hun er mindst seksti, ropte han, og er slikt menneskelig? Gå og vifte med næseborene… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
No worse fate can befall a young man or woman than becoming prematurely entrenched in prudence and negation. — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
“The ships whose masts I saw outlined against the sky looked, with their black hulls, like silent monsters that were raising their hackles and… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
And love became the world's origin and the world's ruler, yet littered its path is with flowers and blood, flowers and blood. — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
But what really matters is not what you believe but the faith and conviction with which you believe… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
No, I don't admire the genius. But I admire and love the result of the genius's activity in the world, of which the great… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
“Daniel var en mand som forstod adskillig, han hadde været ute for et og andet i livet, hadde mistet både sin farsgård og sin… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
“I imagined I had discovered a new word. I rise up in bed and say, "It is not in the language; I have discovered… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
“Poteten det var en ny frukt, det var intet mystisk ved den, intet religiøst, kvinnfolk og barn kunne være med og få den satt,… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
“Solen er forlængst dukket under synsranden, fjældene er blit hvitlig grønne, de ser ut i sin fjærnhet og i sin vælde som en verden… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
“If I happened to find a diamond one day, I would call it Dagny, because the very sound of your name thrills me. I… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
There are some people who cannot help giving. Why? Because they experience a real psychological pleasure in doing so. They don't do it with… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
![“I imagined I had discovered a new word. I rise up in bed and say, "It is not in the language; I have discovered it. 'Kuboa.' It has letters as a word has. By the benign God, Man you have discovered a word!... 'Kuboa' ... a word of profound import. [...] Some minutes pass over, and I wax nervous…” quote by Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd0/knut-hamsun-1203_language_i-imagined-i-had-discovered-a-new-word-i_170312.jpg)
