“Oh yes", said the old woman, "but I've heard these so-called stoves are by no means all they are supposed to be.… — Halldór Laxness Age Copy Share Image
He continued on, on to the glacier, towards the dawn, from ridge to ridge, in deep, new-fallen snow, paying no heed to… — Halldór Laxness Children Copy Share Image
This was the first time that he has ever looked into the labyrinth of the human soul. He was very far from… — Halldór Laxness Beautiful Copy Share Image
“The farm brook ran down from the mountain in a straight line for the fold then swerved to the west to go… — Halldór Laxness Brook Copy Share Image
“They were allowed a little touch at each of the books, but only with their fingertips tonight, literature cannot bear dirty hands;… — Halldór Laxness Books Copy Share Image
“I know perfectly well that it is impossible, according to arithmetic and scholarly books, to live in a far valley off a… — Halldór Laxness Books Copy Share Image
“Dr. Syngmann: But someone must have made it all. Don't you think so, John? Pastor Jón: Thou shalt love the Lord thy… — Halldór Laxness Love Copy Share Image
