Quotes by Jostein Gaarder

SO NOW YOU MUST CHOOSE... Are you a child who has not yet become world-weary? Or are you a philosopher who will vow never to become so? To children, the world and everything in it is new, something that gives rise to astonishment. It is not like that for adults. Most adults accept the world as a matter of course. This is precisely where philosophers are a notable exception. A philosopher never gets quite used to the world. To him or her, the world continues to seem a bit unreasonable - bewildering, even enigmatic. Philosophers and small children thus have an important faculty in common. The only thing we require to be good philosophers is the faculty of wonder…

Why is Lego the most ingenious toy in the world?

If the Jokers are the only ones who know the art of holding a proper conversation, then this game of Solitaire would be solved much more quickly if everyone were a Joker.

I read this book sophomore year. But unfortunately, I did not enjoy reading it at the time because essays were due for each chapter and each philosopher studied. Later on, I realized that this was a very informative book and very deep; especially the ending. I hope to read it on my own in the near future so I can enjoy the book and the plot.

The only thing we need in order to become good philosophers is our ability to wonder.

this book helped me to open my mind on daily questions