Sigrid Undset quotes

Many a man is given what is intended for another, but no man is given another's fate. (Sigrid Undset)
I was sent to a school because my father was already aware that his days were numbered, and he was anxious for me to acquire a good education and follow in his footsteps. View quote
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I rolled myself up into a tight ball of resistance and it was thus that I went through my school years. View quote
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I went to work in an office and learned, among other lessons, to do things I did not care for, and to do them well. Before I left this office, two of my books had already been published. View quote
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All my days I have longed equally to travel the right road and to take my own errant path. View quote
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No one and nothing can harm us, child, except what we fear and love. View quote
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It's a good thing when you don't dare do something if you don't think it's right. But it's not good when you think something's not right because you don't dare do it. View quote
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Most of my father's life consisted of traveling to almost every part of Europe. View quote
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But man proposes, God disposes. View quote
Sigrid Undset