“We all live our lives blindly believing in the people who make the decisions. Believing in science. Because the world is inscrutable and all information is hazy. We accept the existence of a round globe, of an atom's nucleus that… — Peter Hoeg Copy Share Image
“It's a phenomenon that I've often observed without understanding it. Inside someone another person can exist, a fully formed, generous, and trustworthy individual who… — Peter Hoeg Copy Share Image
“If you consider all the unpleasantness you encounter while you're alive, it seems improbable that it would all come to an end simply because… — Peter Hoeg Copy Share Image
“In ten years they would be dead, deported or in leadership positions.” — Peter Hoeg Copy Share Image
“Cantor illustrated the concept of infinity for his students by telling them that there was once a man who had a hotel with an… — Peter Hoeg Copy Share Image
“We all live our lives blindly believing in the people who make the decisions. Believing in science. Because the world is inscrutable and all… — Peter Hoeg Copy Share Image
“April light was unlike any other. It had a charming, optimistic unreliability like an overbid hand in poker. It gave a promise of spring… — Peter Hoeg Copy Share Image
“Around a child, people come and go, objects appear and are taken away, surroundings take shape and disintegrate. And no explanation is given, because… — Peter Hoeg Copy Share Image
“Back then I could not understand one word of what I read. Reading did, however, give me heart. Even if you cannot understand what… — Peter Hoeg Copy Share Image
“If you became blind," I said, "if you were used to finding your way around a house and then, suddenly, one day had an… — Peter Hoeg Copy Share Image
“Even the raven started out in human form, and he fumbled blindly, and his actions were haphazard until it was revealed to him who… — peter hoeg Copy Share Image
“One adopted their language, that of the teachers and the schools, one had none of one's own. At first it was like a release,… — Peter Hoeg Copy Share Image
