"What you have stolen can never be yours."

--

Source : Halldór Laxness (2005). “Under the Glacier”, Vintage Books

HalldÃ³r Laxness

“The people who live the life of their dreams take risks. And on top of that, they persist. And on top of that, they trust themselves. And on top of that, they don't let circumstances hold them back, because they know that they are more powerful than their circumstances.”
“The ball whizzes past like a bumblebee and the Indians are in the sea.”
“Let's say there are prospects for a new Nigeria, but I don't think we have a new Nigeria yet.”
“It's not hard work that wears you out, but the repression of your true personality, and I've found a way of working that does not demand that.”
“The most authentic Russian Impressionism leaves one perplexed if one compares it with Monet and Pissarro. Here, in the Louvre, before the canvases of Manet, Millet and others, I understood why my alliance with Russia and Russian art did not take root.”
“Sometimes it's smart to be scared.”
“With the possible exception of having more pleasing lines to the eye while in flight, the monoplane possesses no material advantage over the biplane.”
“You're Only the fairest when your fairest to yourself”

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