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Oddný Eir

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[Wikipedia] Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir is an Icelandic writer. She has written three autobiographical novels, her best-known work being Jarðnæði which was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Award in 2011 and which won the 2012 Icelandic Women's Literature Prize and the 2014 EU Prize for Literature.

Quotes by Oddný Eir

“Still, we've attempted to argue when necessary; you've got to be able to let loose and even lose your temper a bit…

Arguments

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“Before he left, he took an ivy leaf from a book that was in his pocket and handed it to me, with…

Books

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“I'm sure I've been damaged by philosophy.”

Philosophy

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“It's so embarrassing to think that someone is actually interested in what you're thinking. And in that regard, it's almost unbelievable that…

Autobiographies

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“It's one thing to remember, another to get stuck. Why don't people buy notepads and write poems instead of sit around on…

Love

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Oddný Eir by topic

Love (2) Watching tv (1) Temper (1) Running water (1) Romanticism (1) Relationships (1) Poetry (1) Philosophy (1) Memory (1) Humor (1) Flirting (1) Closeness (1) Books (1) Autobiography (1) Arguments (1)