Last Night in Nuuk Quotes

“Daydreams are accompanied by forbidden emotions.”
― Niviaq Korneliussen, Last Night in Nuuk

“The real world greets me. The real world arrives every day and the real world hurts.”
― Niviaq Korneliussen, Homo Sapienne

“The taxi driver has told me his entire life story for only 97 kroner, but from his story I gather what really happened: he got drunk last night and had a hangover this morning. He was about to call in sick but then remembered all his unpaid bills and went to work anyway. He quit working at sea and went ashore because he couldn’t keep his job. When he was no longer able to control his drinking, he was urged to quit his job as a fireman and now he earns a living driving a taxi. He has never been close to his mum but now that she doesn’t have much time left, he tries to show that he’s a good son. His wife left him. He gives money to his daughter in order to keep in touch with her … He wants to be heard. He wants to exist. He tries to avoid being lonely by talking about himself. If he had bothered to ask me, I would have told him that I just witnessed a child’s first breath, but I don’t give a fuck that he didn’t ask. Today, I resist the temptation to criticise anybody, and decide to show patience instead.

‘Thank you,’ I say with a smile.

‘Same to you. Have a nice day,’ he answers.”
― Niviaq Korneliussen, Last Night in Nuuk

“It was an honour to hold your heart, but my hands are all bloody, so you'd better take it or I'm gonna have to drop this sticky heart of yours.”
― Niviaq Korneliussen, Last Night in Nuuk

“Life is so wonderful that I’m not going to be sad that I can’t have everything.”
― Niviaq Korneliussen, Last Night in Nuuk