Jostein Gaarder Quotes & Sayings

“Where did the world come from? The question has an answer, even though I cannot get to it. It is a good question. It is like a crime that has not been solved. There is an answer, even if police do not know it.”

“I want to understand more about the world while I'm still here.”

“To wonder about life is not something we learn; it is something we forget.”

“I am really more interested in questions than in giving answers.”

“I wrote 'Sophie's World' in three months, but I was only writing and sleeping. I work for 14 hours a day when I'm working on a book.”

“No day is alike - I do many other things, and I'm very active in the environmental movement.”

“The universe is a great mystery.”

“I think about my editor when I write. She's a good friend, too.”