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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
"The only one that compares to Dostoevsky. And I'm never going to finish reading this book..." — Mar 26, 2018 11:39AM
“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]
“- 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
“B National Pride - Is located on top of the head, under the hair, and for this and other reasons may be difficult to detect.
C Mouth - Is used for the intake of food and drink, and, to some extent, for talking. (See: Norwegian Conversations (Do they occur?)).
G Craving for Freedom - Located in the heart.
H Right Hand - Open, ready to accept friendship and/or sales contracts.”
― How to Understand and Use a Norwegian: A User's Manual and Troubleshooter's Guide [Illustrated]
C Mouth - Is used for the intake of food and drink, and, to some extent, for talking. (See: Norwegian Conversations (Do they occur?)).
G Craving for Freedom - Located in the heart.
H Right Hand - Open, ready to accept friendship and/or sales contracts.”
― How to Understand and Use a Norwegian: A User's Manual and Troubleshooter's Guide [Illustrated]
“—¿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
“- But you have to reason it out then and convince yourself.
- Yes, but there are reasons of the heart that reason doesn't encompass.”
― Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Yes, but there are reasons of the heart that reason doesn't encompass.”
― Kiss of the Spider Woman
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