A Quote by Jostein Gaarder

How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living.

Jostein Gaarder

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Jostein Gaarder
Norwegian - Author
Born: August 8, 1952

I sat thinking how terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as incredible as living. One day we suddenly take the fact that we exist for granted - and then, yes, then we don’t think about it anymore until we are about to leave the world again.

Jostein Gaarder

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