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It must be bitter for a woman of good family to arrive on the arm of the landowner, only to leave with the farm hand.
The Wreath (1920)
No one has the same color of hair or temperament in the rain as in the sun.
The Wreath (1920)
Father, Mother, you were both young once. Don’t you remember that it’s not easy to guard yourself against the sin that love provokes?
The Wreath (1920)
“But is he still a handsome man, my kinsman Bjørn?”
“No,” said Kristen. “He looks like a mound of hay that has lain on the ground all winter long.”
The Wreath (1920)
“It’s good when you don’t dare do something that doesn’t seem right,” said Fru Aashild with a little laugh. “But it’s not so good if you think something isn’t right because you don’t dare do it.”
The Wreath (1920)
It could be that the woman knew more than was good for the health of her soul—and yet one should not forget that ignorant people often spoke of witchcraft as soon as a woman showed herself to be wiser than the councilmen.
The Wreath (1920)
They sat in silence for a while, and then Ragnfrid asked, “What does he look like, this Erlend of Husaby?”
“Oh,” said Lavrans, hesitating, “he’s a handsome fellow—in a way. But he doesn’t look as if he were much good for anything but seducing women.”
The Wreath (1920)
“Why do you laugh?”
“Oh, I’m thinking about something that Fru Aashild once said,” replied Kristen. “I was only a child back then. But it was something about good days being granted to sensible people, but the grandest of days are enjoyed by those who dare to act unwisely.”
The Wreath (1920)
It felt like a terrible burden upon her when she realized for the first time that people could have such different opinions about so many things. And not just evil, godless people disagreeing with good people, but also good people such as Brother Edwin and Sira Eirik—or her mother and father. She suddenly realized that they too thought differently about many things.
The Wreath (1920)