“One boy's footprints are not long in being lost in the snow, in the steadily falling snow of the shortest day, the longest night; they are lost as soon as they are made. And once again the heath is clothed in drifting white. And there is no ghost, save the one ghost that lives in the heart of a motherless boy, till his footprints disappear.” HeartLongMadeNightFallLostWhiteBoysDisappearGhostSnowFootprintDrifting Author:Halldór Laxness
“The tyranny of mankind; it was like the obstinate drip of water falling on a stone and hollowing it little by little; and this drip continued, falling obstinately, falling without pause on the souls of the children.” ChildrenLittlesSoulFallWaterMankindStonesTyrannyPausesObstinate Author:Halldór Laxness