[ Bob Dylan] should let the Nobel Prize Committee know if he is accepting it or not. He will not be the first one who declines the prize for political or personal reasons. He should just tell them. — Sjon Copy Share Image
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. — Sjon Copy Share Image
[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… — Sjon Copy Share Image
One thing for sure is it will be written in the Icelandic language. All of my literary work is. — Sjon Copy Share Image
Politics enter dangerous ground, when people proclaim there are simple answers for our complex world. — Sjon Copy Share Image
I will just take the chance that the language will still be relevant in 100 years, which is something we cannot take for granted… — Sjon Copy Share Image
Bjork is one of my oldest friends so we share the friendship and common roots. That is what we build on when we work… — Sjon Copy Share Image
“I felt the heat of the animosity they bear towards me, the vindictive nature that drives a man to destroy his neighbour in a… — Sjón Copy Share Image
I have to face questions like, "Do I simply write the best text I possibly can? Do I specifically engage with contemporary issues? 'Do… — Sjon Copy Share Image
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… — Sjon Copy Share Image
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