Doppler Quotes

by Jovana Tomin - 14:00

Seeing as this is one of my favourite books at the moment, written by my current favourite author, I thought it was only right to share some of my favourite quotes from it. Just a little heads up if you haven't read this book, it deals with a man who moves away from civilization and goes to live in a forest. He's not the biggest fan of people and I guess you could say he's a little bitter. He likes to have his own space and be alone (or with his pet moose). Erlend Loe's style of writing is simple and to the point. I've already talked about his writing style in the post about Gone With The Woman, so if you're interested, check it out. The book itself is very interesting, very different to anything I've read before and pretty darn funny if you ask me. If you haven't read this book, maybe this will persuade you to do so. Enjoy!

''One problem with people is that as soon as they fill a space it's them you see and not the space. Large, desolate landscapes stop being large, desolate landscapes once they have people in them. They define what the eye sees. And the human eye is almost always directed at other humans. In this way an illusion is created that humans are more important than those things on earth which are not human. It's a sick illusion.''

''We're born alone and we die alone. It's just a question of getting used to both of them.''

''Everything which is human is alien to me.''

These next few ones are going to be in my translation as I can't find them on the internet so it probably won't be a 100% what the book says (my book is in Serbian).

''Time never stops and it doesn't take a break.''

''You're here now and never again. And it's not cool being dead. Don't ever forget that.''

''Now that it's over, it's easy to say that I shouldn't have done that, but I was scared and provoked, and that's why I made a mistake. People do that often. It has happened before, and it happens again.''

''Right and wrong generally doesn't exist, I say. It depends on who you are and where you are.''

''Anyhow, people aren't the most important. I refuse to believe in that.''

''I can't guarantee that it will be fun, I say. We'll see. But not everything can be fun.''

''Maybe it is possible to save the world after all.''

So there's a little insight into the book and it hopefully gives you an idea of what you can expect. I highly recommend reading this book and then reading the following part (Volvo Trucks). They seriously made me laugh out loud whilst reading, which never happens, and kept me very entertained and interested in the story.

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