Bare en mor Quotes

“...nic nie osłabia człowieka bardziej niż nadzieja.”
― Roy Jacobsen, Bare en mor

“Felix, who is now awake and is on the rigging again, signals to Ingrid that she should climb up on the opposite side, he wants to show her something. […]. Felix points down behind her, Ingrid turns and stares down into the crystalline depths and sees whales, three gigantic finback whales frolicking around the boat, all bigger than the Salthammer, as well as a slightly smaller fourth whale, blue planets twisting and turning, as smoothly and soundlessly as birds in the air. […]. And Ingrid's gaze caresses these wonderful creatures, six of them now, she feels the boat rise and hover, the chilling sensation and the tears, for she will never see this again, life is too short, she knows this, as she also knows that she won't be able to keep anything for ever, nothing. She sees the disaster before it strikes, she sees the end of all things, life's fragility.”
― Roy Jacobsen, Bare en mor