“He disliked tears, he has always disliked tears, had never understood them, and sometimes lost his temper over them; but he felt now that he could not rebuke this flower of his life, this innocent form, water and youth are inseparable companions, and besides it's Christmas night. So he merely hinted again that she must have forgotten again that he had promised to build her a house.” MenTearsEmotionsCrying Book:Independent People Source: Independent People
“My opinion has always been this, that you ought to never give up as long as you live, even though they have stolen everything from you. If nothing else, you can always call the air you breath your own, or at any rate you can claim that you have it on loan. Yes, lass, last night I ate stolen bread and left my son among men who are going to use pick-handles on the authorities, so I thought I might just as well look you up this morning.” IfsMenGivingWellsLooksLongUseMightLastsNightLeftOpinionMorningAirSonOughtGiving UpAuthorityPicksClaimsBreathsRateHandleBreadMy SonStolenNever Giving UpLast NightLoan Author:Halldór Laxness
“You have fettered yourself of your own free will, man - break the fetters!” MenBreakFree WillFetters Author:Halldór Laxness
“For man is essentially alone, and one should pity him and love him and grieve with him.” MenShouldAnd LovePityGrieving Author:Halldór Laxness
“A wise man once said that next to losing its mother, there is nothing more healthy for a child than to lose its father.” MenChildrenSaidMotherNextFatherLosesWiseHealthyLosingWise Man Once Said Author:Halldór Laxness
“A free man can live on fish.Independence is better than meat” MenIndependenceFishesMeatFree Man Author:Halldór Laxness
“Of all the creatures that man kills for his amusement there is only one that he kills out of hatred—other men. Man hates nothing as much as himself. That is why war is called the leprosy of the human soul.” MenHumansWarSoulHateCreaturesHatredAmusementHuman SoulLeprosy Book:Under the Glacier Source: Under the Glacier