Halldór Laxness Quote

You asked me whether you could learn to sing. I don't know. It could well be that you have the makings of a singer. It could well be that the world will give you the best that it has: glory, power, honor, what else is there? Palaces and parks, perhaps? Or merry meadows? And then what?


Brekkukotsannáll (The Fish Can Sing) (1957)


You asked me whether you could learn to sing. I don't know. It could well be that you have the makings of a singer. It could well be that the world...

You asked me whether you could learn to sing. I don't know. It could well be that you have the makings of a singer. It could well be that the world...

You asked me whether you could learn to sing. I don't know. It could well be that you have the makings of a singer. It could well be that the world...

You asked me whether you could learn to sing. I don't know. It could well be that you have the makings of a singer. It could well be that the world...