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"The only one that compares to Dostoevsky. And I'm never going to finish reading this book..." — Mar 26, 2018 11:39AM
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“Previously, until a few years ago, it was customary for the Norwegian to be born with skis on his feet. But one of the improvements that has been made is that this is no longer the case*. Modern research has revealed, in fact, that this could be very uncomfortable and, to some extent, dangerous to the mother.
*It still happens that the birth takes place with skis on the feet, but now it is most often the mother who has the skis on during the birth.”
― How to Understand and Use a Norwegian: A User's Manual and Troubleshooter's Guide [Illustrated]
*It still happens that the birth takes place with skis on the feet, but now it is most often the mother who has the skis on during the birth.”
― How to Understand and Use a Norwegian: A User's Manual and Troubleshooter's Guide [Illustrated]
“- And what's so bad about being soft like a woman? Why is it men or whoever, some poor bastard, some queen, can't be sensitive too, if he's got a mind to?
...
- But if men acted like women there wouldn't be anymore torturers.”
― Kiss of the Spider Woman
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- But if men acted like women there wouldn't be anymore torturers.”
― Kiss of the Spider Woman
“—¿Y ella no tiene frío?
—No, no se acuerda del frío, está como en otro mundo, ensimismada dibujando a la pantera.
—Si está ensimismada no está en otro mundo. Ésa es una contradicción.
—Sí, es cierto, ella está ensimismada, metida en el mundo
que tiene adentro de ella misma, y que apenas si lo está empezando a descubrir.”
― Kiss of the Spider Woman
—No, no se acuerda del frío, está como en otro mundo, ensimismada dibujando a la pantera.
—Si está ensimismada no está en otro mundo. Ésa es una contradicción.
—Sí, es cierto, ella está ensimismada, metida en el mundo
que tiene adentro de ella misma, y que apenas si lo está empezando a descubrir.”
― Kiss of the Spider Woman
“The best way to tell whether the Norwegian is a Norwegian is to say:
"Are you Swedish?"
Regardless whether you say this in English, French, Italian, Japanese, Urdu or Swahili, he will answer:
"Swedish? Me? I'm a Norwegian!"
Then you will be able to tell.”
― How to Understand and Use a Norwegian: A User's Manual and Troubleshooter's Guide [Illustrated]
"Are you Swedish?"
Regardless whether you say this in English, French, Italian, Japanese, Urdu or Swahili, he will answer:
"Swedish? Me? I'm a Norwegian!"
Then you will be able to tell.”
― How to Understand and Use a Norwegian: A User's Manual and Troubleshooter's Guide [Illustrated]
“He didn't shout, "I love you!" for example, because self-conscious people don't shout that sort of thing. At that time, however, the Norwegian had other opportunities of expressing himself. He could express irritation or anger by going outside and chopping down a tree, or throwing big stones in the water.*
*As is known, the Norwegian coast is surrounded by thousands of larger and smaller stones (The Skerries). This is very likely a sign that there was considerable irritation during the Norwegian Stone Age.”
― How to Understand and Use a Norwegian: A User's Manual and Troubleshooter's Guide [Illustrated]
*As is known, the Norwegian coast is surrounded by thousands of larger and smaller stones (The Skerries). This is very likely a sign that there was considerable irritation during the Norwegian Stone Age.”
― How to Understand and Use a Norwegian: A User's Manual and Troubleshooter's Guide [Illustrated]
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