“ No, I don't admire the genius. But I admire and love the result of the genius's activity in the world, of which the great man is only the poor necessary tool, only, so to speak, the paltry awl to bore… Knut Hamsun
“ Well, God be with you,’ she said as she finally left him. ’I’m sure He is,’ he replied. She gave a start. ’Are you certain of that?’’He has every reason to be. Obviously He’s Lord over all Creation, b… Knut Hamsun
“ But now it was spring again, and spring was almost unbearable for sensitive hearts. It drove creation to its utmost limits, it wafted its spice-laden breath even into the nostrils of the innocent. Knut Hamsun
“ Do not forget, some give little, and it is much for them, others give all, and it costs them no effort; who then has given most? Knut Hamsun
“ But what really matters is not what you believe but the faith and conviction with which you believe… Knut Hamsun
“ I can't even make up a rhyme about an umbrella, let alone death and life and eternal peace. Knut Hamsun
