Quotes By Author: knut hamsun

“I can’t even make up a rhyme about an umbrella, let alone death and life and eternal peace.”

“It was not my intention to collapse; no, I would die standing.”

“But what really matters is not what you believe but the faith and conviction with which you believe…”

“Besides, beyond question, it takes a certain degree of brainlessness to remain permanently contented with oneself and with everything.”

“God preserve me from growing wise! Yes, I intend to mumble toothlessly to my deathbed bystanders: God preserve me from growing wise!”

“Truth is neither ojectivity nor the balanced view; truth is a selfless subjectivity.”