“the aforesaid disagreement between these men sprang from a misunderstanding. And the cause of it is that each thinks he is better… — Halldór Laxness Countries Copy Share Image
“Pastor Jón Prímus: Do you remember when Úa shook her curls? Do you remember when she looked at us and laughed? Did… — Halldór Laxness Copy Share Image
“...freedom is of more account than the height of a roof beam. I ought to know; mine cost me eighteen years' slavery.… — Halldór Laxness Copy Share Image
“No. It was neither heroes nor sacrifice nor yet virtues that she loved most; rather the poetry which spoke to her of… — Halldór Laxness Poetry Copy Share Image
“The poems which touched her heart most, suffusing her with exalted emotion, so that she felt she could gather everything to her,… — halldor laxness Dreams Copy Share Image
“And when the spring breezes blow up the valley; when the spring sun shines on last year's withered grass on the river… — Halldor Laxness Spring Copy Share Image
“Often I felt that these men were play-acting: the unreality of their role was their security, even their own destinies were to… — Halldór Laxness Children Copy Share Image
