--- title: "3 Nobel Quotes By Sjon" description: "3 Nobel quotes by Sjon. Plus more from Sjon and more Nobel sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/sjon-22692_accepting_bob-dylan-builds-his-lyrics-of-course-fr_224146.jpg" --- > [ \[Bob Dylan\] builds his lyrics, of course, from personal experience, but it's also a literary work. He draws heavily on his knowledge… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/bob-dylan-builds-his-lyrics-of-course-from-personal-experience-but-it/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/sjon-22692_accepting_bob-dylan-builds-his-lyrics-of-course-fr_224146.jpg) > [ \[Bob Dylan\] is a worthy laureate for the Nobel Prize. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/bob-dylan-is-a-worthy-laureate-for-the-nobel-prize/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/sjon-22692_bob_bob-dylan-is-a-worthy-laureate-for-the-n_2345282.jpg) > [ \[ Bob Dylan\] should let the Nobel Prize Committee know if he is accepting it or not. He will not be the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sjon/bob-dylan-should-let-the-nobel-prize-committee-know-if-he-is/) [Sjon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sjon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/sjon-22692_accepting_bob-dylan-should-let-the-nobel-prize-com_2705570.jpg) ## Other authors on Nobel - [David Bennun 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/david-bennun/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-naguib-mahfouz-69973.jpg) Naguib Mahfouz 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/naguib-mahfouz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-dawkins-78503.jpg) Richard Dawkins 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/richard-dawkins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-doris-lessing-30223.jpg) Doris Lessing 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/doris-lessing/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-steinbeck-52314.jpg) John Steinbeck 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/john-steinbeck/) - [Ahmed H. Zewail 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/ahmed-h-zewail/) ## 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/nobel/sjon/#itemlist", "name": "3 Nobel Quotes By Sjon", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[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 lyric tradition as well as European modernism. 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