About Hans Christian Andersen:

Hans Christian Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in Danish or "fairy-tales" in English, express themes that transcend age and nationality.

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Aleksia laughed at her, putting a world of scorn and withering contempt into her voice--just as Kay would probably do in a temper. In fact, everything that she was doing now was to test her to see if her own self-worth was strong enough to stand up t...

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Isn’t the universe full of gaseous elements?” Andrew says, “Yeah, there are gases and neutrinos and this shit they call dark matter.

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Barret thinks- he thinks, briefly- of turning around and leaving the park; of being, this time, the vanisher, the man who leaves you wondering, who offers no explanation, not even the sour satisfaction of a real fight; who simply drifts away, because...

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Women are kind of screwed, in the world,” Andrew says.

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This, Barrett Meeks, is your work. You witness, and compile. You persevere.

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He looked at the little maiden, and she looked at him; and he felt that he was melting away, but he still managed to keep himself erect, shouldering his gun bravely. A door was suddenly opened, the draught caught the little dancer and she fluttered l...

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His own image; no longer a dark, gray bird, ugly and disagreeable to look at, but a graceful and beautiful swan. To be born in a duck's nest, in a farmyard, is of no consequence to a bird, if it is hatched from a swan's egg.

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It doesn't matter if you're born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan's egg!

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We all die. I can't promise to live forever." His arms tightened around her. "But I can promise to love you as long as I live.

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Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

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Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers.

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Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.

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My life is a lovely story, happy and full of incident.

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Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.

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Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead.

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Life is a faerytale written by God's hand.

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Donc, il faudra que je meure et flotte comme écume sur la mer et n'entende jamais plus la musique des vagues, ne voit plus les fleurs ravissantes et le rouge soleil. Ne puis-je rien faire pour gagner une vie éternelle?

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Almighty God, thee only have I; thou steerest my fate, I must give myself up to thee! Give me a livelihood! Give me a bride! My blood wants love, as my heart does!

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La vida de cada hombre es un cuento de hadas escrito por la mano de Dios.

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Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.

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A human life is a story told by God.

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Author Bio

NameHans Christian Andersen
DescriptionDanish author, fairy tale writer, and poet
AliasesAuthor of The improvisatore,
BornApril 2, 1805
DiedAugust 4, 1875
CountryDenmark
ProfessionWriter; Poet; Novelist; Children's Writer; Autobiographer; Playwright
AwardsOrder Of The Red Eagle 3rd Class; Prometheus Award - Hall Of Fame

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About Hans Christian Andersen:

Author Bio