"Do you know what the mathematical expression is for longing? ... The negative numbers. The formalization of the feeling that you are missing something."

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Source : Peter Høeg (2010). “Smilla's Sense of Snow: A Novel”, p.131, Macmillan

Peter HÃ¸eg

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“I'm really going to miss all the people in the front office, media relations, marketing, all the great people at the ball park. They were my family for a while, and that part really stings. But life does go on.”
“All agreed that the sensation of coasting on the air was delightful.”
“I remember it was with extreme difficulty that I could bring my master to understand the meaning of the word opinion, or how a point could be disputable; because reason taught us to affirm or deny only where we are certain; and beyond our knowledge we cannot do either.”
“The great thing about knowing you're wrong is the moment you realize it, you're right.”
“Oh, I wouldn't mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.”
“When everything is said and done there is nothing left to do or say.”
“The EU report speaks for itself. The statement in my view shows that the mission has turned out to be something worse than a farce, ... We shall in the coming days and weeks see what we can do to expose the pack of lies and innuendoes that characterise the garbage in this report.”
“I have learned to pare down what I do and still be effective and strong in a role.”

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