Isak Dinesen Quotes (10+)

Enjoy the best Isak Dinesen Quotes. Quotations by Isak Dinesen (Danish Author)
Jan 01, 1885 - Jan 01, 1962

In nature there is no evil, only an abundance of horror.

Life and death are like two locked caskets, each of which contains the key to the other.

Grace demands nothing from us but that we shall await it with confidence.

God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road.

Difficult times have helped me to understand how infinitely rich and beautiful life is.

Write a little every day, without hope, without despair.

To be a person is to have a story to tell.

You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future.

All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story or tell a story about them.

The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.

About the Author

Isak Dinesen (1885–1962) was the pen name of Karen Blixen, the Danish author famous for 'Out of Africa' and her hauntingly beautiful, gothic tales.