A Quote by Jostein Gaarder

Dear Hilde, if the human brain was simple enough for us to understand, we would still be so stupid that we couldn't understand it. Love, Dad.

Jostein Gaarder

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Jostein Gaarder
Norwegian - Author
Born: August 8, 1952

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