The Brothers Lionheart Quotes

“Men då sa Jonatan att det fanns saker som man måste göra, även om det var farligt. ’Varför då’, undrade jag. ’Annars är man ingen människa utan bara en liten lort’, sa Jonatan.”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

“But I can't kill anyone,' said Jonathan, 'you know that Orvar!' 'Not even if it means your life?' asked Orvar. 'No, not even then,' said Jonathan. Orvar couldn't understand this and Mattias hardly could, either. 'If everyone were like you,' said Orvar, 'then evil would rule for all eternity!' But then I said that if everyone were like Jonathan, then there would be no evil.”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

“Why did you save Park's life, was that so good?'

'I don't know if it was such a good thing to do,' said Jonathan. 'But there are things you have to do, otherwise you're not a human being, just a piece of dirt. I've said this to you before.'

'But what if he'd realized who you were?' I said. 'And they had caught you!'

'Well, then they would've caught Lionheart and not a piece of dirt,' said Jonathan.”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

“Men jag kan inte döda någon’, sa Jonatan, ’det vet du, Orvar!’ […]
’Om alla vore som du’, sa Orvar, ’då skulle ju ondskan få regera i all evinnerlighet!’
Men då sa jag att om alla vore som Jonatan, så skulle det inte finnas någon ondska.”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

“Didn’t I say that wherever you went I was going too?” I asked. “Yes, that’s what you said,” said Jonathan, sounding quite pleased. “Because I want to be with you,” I said, “even in a bottomless pit in the underworld.”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

“Maar opeens kwam de zon te voorschijn en de nevels trokken op. De vogels in het bos begonnen te zingen en alles wat treurig en naar was verdween als bij toverslag, en het gevaarlijke leek niet zo gevaarlijk meer. Ik werd weer warm. De zonnestralen gaven al warmte. Het was allemaal veel minder erg, ja bijna goed.”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

“Jag kände, när jag låg där på bron, att jag var frisk och glad i varenda bit av mej, och varför behövde jag då vara vacker? Hela kroppen var ändå så lycklig så att det liksom bara skrattade i den.”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

“But I can’t kill anyone,” said Jonathan. “You know that, Orvar.”
“Not even if it’s a question of your own life?” said Orvar.
“No, not even then,” said Jonathan.
Orvar couldn’t understand that, and neither could Mathias.
“If everyone were like you,” said Orvar, “then evil would reign forever.”
But then I said that if everyone were like Jonathan, there wouldn’t be any evil.”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

“Nangijalassa tavataan!”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

“Und dann lachten wir und lachten immer mehr, als wäre es das Lustigste, das wir je gehört hatten. Dabei war es wohl nur so, dass wir etwas zum Lachen brauchten, weil es vor Freude in uns blubberte.”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

“— Bet es nespēju nevienu nonāvēt, — Jonatans bilda, — to taču tu zini, Orvar!
— Pat tad ne, ja ar to būtu jāglābj sava dzīvība? — Orvars vaicāja.
— Nē, arī tad ne, — Jonatans atteica.
Orvars to nespēja saprast, arī Matīss gandrīz vai ne.
— Ja visi būtu tādi kā tu, ļaunums valdītu mūžam! — Orvars sacīja.
Bet es teicu:
— Ja visi būtu tādi kā tu, ļaunuma vispār nebūtu.”
― Astrida Lindgrēne, The Brothers Lionheart

“Nogle gange må man gøre ting, også selv om det er farligt. Ellers er man ikke et menneske, men bare en lille lort!”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart