“But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to the consciousness of sin that Christianity was not horror or madness. For me it was sometimes both.” SometimesSinConsciousnessChristianityDoubtHorrorOvercomingMadness Author:Georg Brandes
“I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying open-air life, with plants and animals.” ChildrenEnjoyAnimalAirTownsPlantPlants And Animals Author:Georg Brandes
“It was jolly in the country. A cow and little pigs to play with and milk warm from the cow.” LittlesCountryPlayWarmMilkCowsPigsJolly Author:Georg Brandes
“That a literature in our time is living is shown in that way that it debates problems.” WayProblemLiteratureDebateOur TimeHygiene Author:Georg Brandes
“I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour.” FeelingsOvercomingSatisfiedHonourDislikeNot Afraid Author:Georg Brandes
“Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types.” PoorTypeHotMetalsBullets Author:Georg Brandes
“It gradually dawned upon me that there was no one more difficult to please than my mother.” MotherDifficultPlease Author:Georg Brandes
“My father, though, could run very much faster. It was impossible to compete with him on the grass. But it was astonishing how slow old people were. Some of them could not run up a hill and called it trying to climb stairs.” PeopleTryingRunningFatherImpossibleHillsFasterGrassClimbsOld PeopleAstonishingStairs Author:Georg Brandes
