A Quote by Peter Hoeg on phases, transition, newness, seasonal affective disorder, and seasons

People perish during transitional phases. In Scoresbysund they would shoot each other in the head with shotguns when the winter started to kill off summer. It's not difficult to coast along when things are going well, when a balance has been established. What's difficult is the new. The new ice. The new light. The new feelings.

Source: Smilla's Sense of Snow
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