240 Quotes by Knut Hamsun

His feeling for ivory was somewhat undeveloped.

Wenn er groß war, wollte er Streichholzmacher werden. Das war so schön gefährlich, an seinen Fingern könnte Schwefel hängenbleiben, so daß niemand ihm die Hand zu geben wagte. Er würde bei seinen Kameraden großen Respekt genießen wegen seines unheimlichen Handwerks.

There he goes, limping home. He is somewhat disabled, a trifle imperfect in himself; but what is perfection? The life of the town realizes its image in him: a crawling life, but none the less busy for that.

Hun var så meget penere i ansiktet og snakket morsommere og var malet og var det de kalte chic, men hun var ikke så meget til det andre, slet ikke så storartet til det andre, det såes på hende, ingen bryster, flat, haha, gikk engang med hatten bak frem for å finde på noget.

No he tenido la mujer que hubiera necesitado en la vida; pero no por esto carezco de alegrías. Sólo que las enturbio; siempre las enturbio.

Never stand around saying 'Poor thing' and being pitifulwhen things are being killed. It makes them tough and harder to kill.Remember that!

Frank said nothing. Which was a good answer.

Ovi listovi govore o mnogima, ali za mene samo o jednoj.

Ah, that little anthill! Everyone busy with his own affairs, crossing each other's path, elbowing each other aside, sometimes even trampling on each other. That's the way it is, sometimes they even trample on each other...