Peter Høeg, The Quiet Girl
8 quotes
"It's these small differences in people's karma that determine if we get up or remain lying on the ground."
"Love has something to do with recognition, We can be fascinated by the unknown, we can be attracted by it, but love is something that grows, slowly, in an atmosphere of trust."
"No person can open another person, All we can do is wait. And then work with the openness when it occur.s."
"One should be good to oneself. Especially when one is alone."
"No matter how close people get, they never reach each other. Including us now. Even now, there's a place where each of us is alone."
"... Because one who seeks the highest must not leave any path untried."
"There is a pleasant firmness of tone when one is in harmony with oneself. Even when it's a weak ethic one is resonating with."
"The motive for our actions doesn't lie ahead of us. It's something behind us that we're trying to escape."