Maria

“It takes vast willpower, luck, and skill to be the first. But it takes a gigantic heart to be number two.”
― Johan Harstad, Buzz Aldrin, waar ben je gebleven?

“A human being weighing 70 kilograms contains among other things:
-45 litres of water
-Enough chalk to whiten a chicken pen
-Enough phosphorus for 2,200 matches
-Enough fat to make approximately 70 bars of soap
-Enough iron to make a two inch nail
-Enough carbon for 9,000 pencil points
-A spoonful of magnesium
I weigh more than 70 kilograms.

And I remember a TV series called Cosmos. Carl Sagan would walk around on a set that was meant to look like space, speaking in large numbers. On one of the shows he sat in front of a tank full of all the substances human beings are made of. He stirred the tank with a stick wondering if he would be able to create life.
He didn’t succeed.”
― Erlend Loe, Naïve. Super

“I still don't know if things fit together, or if everything will be all right in the end. But I believe that something means something. I believe in cleansing the soul through fun and games. I also believe in love. And I have several good friends, and just one bad one.”
― Erlend Loe, Naïve. Super

“Мы с Йорном много говорили о прошлом. Он сказал, что любить кого-то — это все равно что плыть в одной большой лодке, и если один разлюбил, то надо подождать, пока лодка пристанет к берегу, чтобы другой мог добраться до суши.”
― Johan Harstad, Buzz Aldrin, waar ben je gebleven?