“For those countries not in Scandinavia or the Russian Federation, Estonia is perceived as part of Russia, or totally off the radar. Estonian soldiers who served in Iraq had a common complaint: no-one knew where they were from. Many of their American colleagues had never heard of Estonia or thought it was a mythical country. The Iraqis hadn't a clue either. One Estonian captain gave up - 'I told them I was from the moon,' he said.” StoriesFunnyEstoniaEesti Book:Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians Source: Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians
“Domestic animals come in two sorts - workers and pets. The working kind have a very belt and braces existence and are expected to earn their keep as guard dogs, rat cats, ornamental pub fish, etc. A 'pet' in Estonian is a lemmikloom (which means 'favourite animal') and a very much part of the family.” AnimalsPetsEstoniaEesti Book:Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians Source: Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians
“Pidevalt tundub, et diktofon peaks lindistama, aga eks elu ilu ongi selle kaduvuses. Selles, et hetked on – ja siis on need läinud.” IlusionesEestiEluEestikeelne Book:Kirjad Buenos Airesest Source: Kirjad Buenos Airesest
“Ma kadestan loodusjõude, koski, vulkaane, tuult selle mõju pärast, mis neil inimestele on," ütles keegi kunstnik, ja kõigist loodusjõududest on meri kõige võimsam, aga ka inimlähedasem. Viie tuhande aasta eest jõudsime tema äärde, lükkasime kõrvale metsa rohelise eesriide ja tardusime paigale. Siin me nüüd oleme, ja kõik me kanname endas mere märke.” MeriEestiEluEestikeelneAjaluguLoodusPäritolu Book:Hõbevalge Source: Hõbevalge