Fish Have No Feet
Fish Have No Feet
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
BooksThis book didn’t fix my uninspired stretch. But it taught me that showing up – to your past, to your people, to the small happinesses available to you right now – might be the only victory that matters anyway.
“No one… can walk on water, and that’s why fish have no feet.”
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
“Those who feel no pain or emotion in life have cold hearts and have never lived – which is why you must be grateful for your tears”
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
“The sea… is larger than language… has nothing to say.”
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
“What good is intelligence if it is not accompanied by understanding?”
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
“Nowhere else has a greater distance been measured between heaven and earth.”
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
“Life is too short and uncertain to look away.”
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
“It’s easier to be happy if you live by the sea.”
Jón Kalman Stefánsson