Quote by: Jostein Gaarder

As long as we are children, we have the ability to experience things around us--but then we grow used to the world. To grow up is to get drunk on sensory experience.


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Author Bio


  • NameJostein Gaarder
  • DescriptionNorwegian author
  • BornAugust 8, 1952
  • CountryNorway
  • ProfessionWriter; Teacher; Novelist; Philosopher; Children's Writer
  • WorksThe Solitaire Mystery; Sophie's World
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of St. Olav?; Norwegian Booksellers' Prize; Peer Gynt Literary Award; ; Order Of St. Olav