Hans Christian Andersen ✓

(1805–1875) writer Kingdom of Denmark

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[Wikidata] Danish writer and poet (1805–1875)... | [Wikipedia] Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.

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• To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to… All
• Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Bitchy
• My life will be the best illustration of all my work. All
• He looked at the little maiden, and she looked at him; and he felt that he was melting away, but he still managed to keep… All
• Farewell, farewell," said the swallow, with a heavy heart, as he left the warm countries, to fly back into Denmark. There he had a nest… Came
• But shouldn't all of us on earth give the best we have to others and offer whatever is in our power? All
• She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart. Danced
• At first she was overjoyed that he would be with her, but then she recalled that human people could not live under the water, and… Ariel
• She thought, "He whom I love more than my father or mother, he of whom I am always thinking, and in whose hands I would… Always Thinking
• Every step you take will feel as if you were treading upon knife blades so sharp that blood must flow. I am willing to help… All
• I know what you want. It is very stupid of you, but you shall have your way, and it will bring you to sorrow, my… Bring
• Then he rustled his feathers, curved his slender neck, and cried joyfully, from the depths of his heart, 'I never dreamed of such happiness as… Cried
• A human life is a story told by God. Condolence
• It is the power of thought that gives man power over nature. Gives
• You say you have thousands of my days; but I have thousands of moments, in which I can be merry and happy [the ephemera replying… Days

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