Halldór Laxness Quote

If I have a face that rejoices in God's grace, my brother, it is because I have learned more from those who have lived within these [prison] walls than from those who live outside them. I have learned more from those who have fallen down than those who have remained upright.


Heimsljós (World Light) (1940)


If I have a face that rejoices in God's grace, my brother, it is because I have learned more from those who have lived within these [prison] walls...

If I have a face that rejoices in God's grace, my brother, it is because I have learned more from those who have lived within these [prison] walls...

If I have a face that rejoices in God's grace, my brother, it is because I have learned more from those who have lived within these [prison] walls...

If I have a face that rejoices in God's grace, my brother, it is because I have learned more from those who have lived within these [prison] walls...