Knut Hamsun Quotes
To Me, It Seems Unspeakably Shabby To Make A Fuss Over Charity. You're Walking Along The Street One Day, The Weather Is So And So And You See Such And Such People, All Of Which Builds Up A Certain Mood In You. Suddenly You Catch Sight Of A Face, A Child's Face, A Beggar's Face
let's Say A Beggar's Face
which Makes You Tremble. A Strange Sensation Vibrates Through Your Soul, And You Stamp Your Foot And Come To A Halt. This Face Has Struck An Exceptionally Sensitive Chord In You, And You Lure The Beggar Into An Entranceway And Press A Ten-krone Bill Into His Hand. If You Give Me Away By As Much As A World, I'll Kill You! You Whisper, And You Fairly Grind Your Teeth And Shed Tears Of Anger Saying It. That's How Important It Is To You To Remain Undiscovered. And This Can Happen Repeatedly, Day After Day, So That Often You End Up In The Worst Kind Of Scrape Yourself, Without A Penny In Your Pocket ...
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