I only appear to be dead.

- Hans Christian Andersen

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.

- Hans Christian Andersen

The wiser a man becomes, the more he will read, and those who are wisest read most.

- Hans Christian Andersen

Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

- Hans Christian Andersen

Where words fail, music speaks.

- Hans Christian Andersen

Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch.

- Hans Christian Andersen

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead.

- Hans Christian Andersen

To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live.

- Hans Christian Andersen

To be of use to the world is the only way to be happy.

- Hans Christian Andersen