Birth was something that came quite unexpectedly, and afterwards there was one child more in the house.
Georg BrandesMy father, though, could run very much faster. It was impossible to compete with him on the grass. But it was astonishing how slow old people were. Some of them could not run up a hill and called it trying to climb stairs.
Georg BrandesI did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at a time, scarcely for an hour.
Georg BrandesI was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour.
Georg Brandes