Jostein Gaarder Quotes

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• We are the living planet!
• The universe is a great mystery.
• We do not believe in the notion of God's chosen people. We laugh at this people's fancies and weep over its misdeeds. To act as…
• If there is a god, he is not only a wizard at leaving clues behind. More than anything, he's a master of concealment. And the…
• That fact that Athens could condemn its noblest citizen to death did more than make a profound impression on him. It was to shape the…
• I am really more interested in questions than in giving answers.
• The question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a persons needs.
• I believe there is something of the divine mystery in everything that exists. We can see it sparkle in a sunflower or a poppy. We…
• You can never know if a person forgives you when you wrong them. Therefore it is existentially important to you. It is a question you…
• Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!
• Wisest is she who knows she does not know.
• ... perhaps the clock hands had become so tired of going in the same direction year after year that they had suddenly begun to go…
• Superstitious." What a strange word. If you believed in Christianity or Islam, it was called "faith". But if you believed in astrology or Friday the…
• a sensation is always the same as a piece of news, and a piece of news never lives long.
• Although you may not stumble across a Martian in the garden, you might stumble across yourself. The day that happens, you'll probably also scream a…
• Our lives are part of a unique adventure... Nevertheless, most of us think the world is 'normal' and are constantly hunting for something abnormal--like angels…
• If just one of [those people] experiences life as a crazy adventure--and I mean that he, or she, experiences this every single day... Then he…
• When you realize there is something you don't understand, then you're generally on the right path to understanding all kinds of things.
• I have gone around observing your activities from the outside. Because of this I have also been able to see things to which you have…
• As long as we are children, we have the ability to experience things around us--but then we grow used to the world. To grow up…

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