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Hans Christian Andersen Quotes

Hans Christian Andersen quotes

Danish Author, Writer, Poet April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875

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Hans Christian Andersen quote: "My life is a lovely story, happy and full of incident."
My life is a lovely story, happy and full of incident. Hans Christian Andersen
She thought, "He whom I love more than my father or mother, he of whom I am always thinking, and in whose hands I would so willingly trust my lifelong happiness. I dare do anything to win him and to gain an immortal soul. Hans Christian Andersen
Then she saw a star fall, leaving behind it a bright streak of fire. “Someone is dying,” thought the little girl, for her old grandmother, the only one who had ever loved her, and who was now dead, had told her that when a star falls, a soul was going up to God. Hans Christian Andersen
Almighty God, thee only have I; thou steerest my fate, I must give myself up to thee! Give me a livelihood! Give me a bride! My blood wants love, as my heart does! Hans Christian Andersen
And the Top spoke no more of his old love; for that dies away when the beloved objects has lain for five years in a roof gutter and got wet through; yes, one does not know her again when one meets her in the dust box. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up."
Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "My life will be the best illustration of all my work."
My life will be the best illustration of all my work. Hans Christian Andersen
What ticks in the clock, beats here with strong strokes of the hammer. It is Bloodless, who drank life from human thought and thereby got limbs of metals, stone and wood; it is Bloodless, who by human thought gained strength, which man himself does not physically possess. Bloodless reigns in Motala, and through the large foundries and factories he extends his hard limbs, whose joints and parts consist of wheel within wheel, chains, bars, and thick iron wires. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead."
Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Every man’s life is a fairytale written by God’s hand."
Every man’s life is a fairytale written by God’s hand. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers."
Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Everyone's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers."
Everyone's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale."
Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. Hans Christian Andersen
Sharp knives seemed to cut her delicate feet, yet she hardly felt them, so deep was the pain in her heart. She could not forget that this was the last night she would ever see the one for whom she had left her home and family, had given up her beautiful voice, and had day by day endured unending torment, of which he knew nothing at all. An eternal night awaited her. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "To be of use to the world is the only way to be happy."
To be of use to the world is the only way to be happy. Hans Christian Andersen

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