Author: Eyvind Johnson

Quotes

A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.

A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.

- Eyvind Johnson

In the world of the present, in our time, we feel that suffering, anguish, the torments of body and soul, are greater than ever before in the history of mankind.

In the world of the present, in our time, we feel that suffering, anguish, the torments of body and soul, are greater than ever before in the history of mankind.

- Eyvind Johnson

Many men of science and poets have in their own manner, by various ways and means, and aided by others, sought unceasingly to create a more tolerable world for everyone.

Many men of science and poets have in their own manner, by various ways and means, and aided by others, sought unceasingly to create a more tolerable world for everyone.

- Eyvind Johnson

And this we should believe: that hope and volition can bring us closer to our ultimate goal: justice for all, injustice for no-one.

And this we should believe: that hope and volition can bring us closer to our ultimate goal: justice for all, injustice for no-one.

- Eyvind Johnson

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