Hans Christian Andersen

Author

1805-04-02

Books by Hans Christian Andersen

Fairy Tales and Stories
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The Ugly Duckling
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Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
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Quotes by Hans Christian Andersen

I can give her no greater power than she has already, said the woman; don't you see how strong that is? How men and animals are obliged to serve her, and how well she has got through the world, barefooted as she is. She cannot receive any power from me greater than she now has, which consists in her own purity and innocence of heart. If she cannot herself obtain access to the Snow Queen, and remove the glass fragments from little Kay, we can do nothing to help her.
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But these are small troubles, people will say. Yes, but they are drops which wear hollows in the rock.
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Then your tail will divide and shrink until it becomes what the people on earth call a pair of shapely legs. But it will hurt; it will feel as if a sharp sword slashed through you. Everyone who sees you will say that you are the most graceful human being they have ever laid eyes on, for you will keep your gliding movement and no dancer will be able to tread as lightly as you. But every step you take will feel as if you were treading upon knife blades so sharp that blood must flow. I am willing to help you, but are you willing to suffer all this?Yes, the little mermaid said in a trembling voice, as she thought of the Prince and of gaining a human soul.
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Death walks faster than the wind and never returns what he has taken.
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Almighty God, thee only have I; thou steerest my fate, I must give myself up to thee! Give me a livelihood! Give me a bride! My blood wants love, as my heart does!
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My life will be the best illustration of all my work.
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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.
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Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead.
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Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.
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Just living is not enough, said the butterfly, one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
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To travel is to live.
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I can give her no greater power than she has already, said the woman; don't you see how strong that is? How men and animals are obliged to serve her, and how well she has got through the world, barefooted as she is. She cannot receive any power from me greater than she now has, which consists in her own purity and innocence of heart. If she cannot herself obtain access to the Snow Queen, and remove the glass fragments from little Kay, we can do nothing to help her.
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My life will be the best illustration of all my work.
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To travel is to live.
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Just living is not enough, said the butterfly, one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
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Almighty God, thee only have I; thou steerest my fate, I must give myself up to thee! Give me a livelihood! Give me a bride! My blood wants love, as my heart does!
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But these are small troubles, people will say. Yes, but they are drops which wear hollows in the rock.
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Then your tail will divide and shrink until it becomes what the people on earth call a pair of shapely legs. But it will hurt; it will feel as if a sharp sword slashed through you. Everyone who sees you will say that you are the most graceful human being they have ever laid eyes on, for you will keep your gliding movement and no dancer will be able to tread as lightly as you. But every step you take will feel as if you were treading upon knife blades so sharp that blood must flow. I am willing to help you, but are you willing to suffer all this?Yes, the little mermaid said in a trembling voice, as she thought of the Prince and of gaining a human soul.
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Death walks faster than the wind and never returns what he has taken.
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Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead.
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