"Where the glacier meets the sky, the land……" — Halldór Laxness
"Where the glacier meets the sky, the land ceases to be earthly, and the earth becomes one with the heavens; no sorrows live there anymore, and therefore joy is not necessary; beauty alone reigns there, beyond all demands."
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Halldór Laxness
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21 Quotes by Halldór Laxness
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