Jostein Gaarder Quotes

Jostein Gaarder — Norwegian Author born on August 08, 1952,

Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy. It has been translated into 60 languages; there are over 40 million copies in print... (wikipedia)

Where did the world come from? The question has an answer, even though I cannot get to it. It is a good question. It is like a crime that has not been solved. There is an answer, even if police do not know it.

I am really more interested in questions than in giving answers.

No day is alike - I do many other things, and I'm very active in the environmental movement.

I want to understand more about the world while I'm still here.

To wonder about life is not something we learn; it is something we forget.