Quote of the day
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
Stig Dagerman
Born: October 5, 1923
Died: November 4, 1954 (aged 31)
Bio: Stig Dagerman was a Swedish journalist and writer. He was one of the most prominent Swedish authors writing in the aftermath of WWII, but his existential texts transcend time and place and continue to be widely published in Sweden and abroad.
Known for:
- Island of the Doomed
- German autumn
- To Kill a Child (1948)
- Nattens lekar (1947)
- Vårt behov av tröst (1952)
Stig Dagerman Quotes