Hans Christian Andersen Quote

He found whole figures which represented a written word; but he never could manage to represent just the word he wanted - that word was 'eternity', and the Snow Queen had said, "If you can discover that figure, you shall be your own master, and I will make you a present of the whole world and a pair of new skates." But he could not find it out.


The Shoes of Fortune, and Other Tales (ed. 1847)


He found whole figures which represented a written word; but he never could manage to represent just the word he wanted - that word was 'eternity',...

He found whole figures which represented a written word; but he never could manage to represent just the word he wanted - that word was 'eternity',...

He found whole figures which represented a written word; but he never could manage to represent just the word he wanted - that word was 'eternity',...

He found whole figures which represented a written word; but he never could manage to represent just the word he wanted - that word was 'eternity',...