An answer is always on the stretch of road that is behind you. Only a question can point the way forward.

- Jostein Gaarder

A hydrogen atom in a cell at the end of my nose was once part of an elephant's trunk. A carbon atom in my cardiac muscle was once in the tail of a di…

- Jostein Gaarder

Yes, we too are stardust.

- Jostein Gaarder

Life is both sad and solemn. We are led into a wonderful world, we meet one another here, greet each other---and wander together for a brief moment. …

- Jostein Gaarder

Life consists of a long chain of coincidences.

- Jostein Gaarder

Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!

- Jostein Gaarder

A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.

- Jostein Gaarder

You can never know if a person forgives you when you wrong them. Therefore it is existentially important to you. It is a question you are intensely c…

- Jostein Gaarder

Superstitious." What a strange word. If you believed in Christianity or Islam, it was called "faith". But if you believed in astrology or Friday the …

- Jostein Gaarder