--- title: "4 Jan Kjærstad Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "Norwegian author... | Jan Kjærstad is a Norwegian author. Kjærstad is a theology graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology and the University of Osl..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/jan-kj-rstad-54165_best-friend_jonas-wergeland-s-first-stroke-of-genius_1052081.jpg" --- # Jan Kjærstad (1953) Writer **4** quotes in **11** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jan Kjærstad is a writer. ## Quick Facts About Jan Kjærstad Born March 6, 1953 Profession Writer ## About Jan Kjærstad Norwegian author... \| Jan Kjærstad is a Norwegian author. Kjærstad is a theology graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology and the University of Oslo. He has written a string of novels, short stories and essays and was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet. He has received a number of prizes, the most important bei ## Quotes by Jan Kjærstad > [“Jonas Wergeland's first stroke of genius, albeit unbeknownst to himself, was to choose a girl as his best friend. It was Nefertiti…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-kj-rstad/jonas-wergeland-s-first-stroke-of-genius-albeit-unbeknownst-to/) [Jan Kjærstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-kj-rstad/) [Best friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-friend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/jan-kj-rstad-54165_best-friend_jonas-wergeland-s-first-stroke-of-genius_1052081.jpg) > [“Hjertet er ikke av glass," sa hun, "hjertet er en muskel, det er en robust rakker.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-kj-rstad/hjertet-er-ikke-av-glass-sa-hun-hjertet-er-en-muskel-det-er-en-robust/) [Jan Kjærstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-kj-rstad/) [Gang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/jan-kj-rstad-54165_love-quotes_hjertet-er-ikke-av-glass-sa-hun-hjertet_1125933.jpg) > [“..he was 'nuts about her', as the parlance of the day had it, as if it were generally recognised that love and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-kj-rstad/he-was-nuts-about-her-as-the-parlance-of-the-day-had-it-as-if-it-were/) [Jan Kjærstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-kj-rstad/) [Infatuation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/infatuation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/jan-kj-rstad-54165_infatuation_he-was-nuts-about-her-as-the-parlance-of_2422250.jpg) > [“A journey need not be long, in terms of time, to turn everything upside down. A day or two in a strange…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-kj-rstad/a-journey-need-not-be-long-in-terms-of-time-to-turn-everything-upside/) [Jan Kjærstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-kj-rstad/) [Change life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change-life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/405/jan-kj-rstad-54165_change-life_a-journey-need-not-be-long-in-terms-of-t_2851384.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-kj-rstad/#itemlist", "name": "Jan Kjærstad Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Jonas Wergeland's first stroke of genius, albeit unbeknownst to himself, was to choose a girl as his best friend. 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