The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days Quotes

“The haymaking officially began at the end of July, when the blowballs had formed on the dandelions.”
― Alda Sigmundsdóttir, The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days

“Just as I like to think that Iceland’s powerful literary tradition stems from the kvöldvaka, or that the Icelanders’ issues with commitment stem from living with a capricious climate.”
― Alda Sigmundsdóttir, The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days

“Today, Icelanders consistently rank among the happiest people on earth.”
― Alda Sigmundsdóttir, The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days

“She told them that when they felt overcome with grief, or completely alone in the world, they could take their box, go someplace where they were alone, and touch the objects one by one, remembering that they were loved.”
― Alda Sigmundsdóttir, The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days

“It was where they kept their minds active by making up poetry on the spot, which they called að kveðast á - someone would make up the first line of a poem, someone else would make up the next line, and so on.”
― Alda Sigmundsdóttir, The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days