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Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow
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"Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow" Quotes

"Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow" is a mystery novel about a Greenlandic-Danish woman whose knowledge of snow leads her to investigate the suspicious death of a young boy in Copenhagen.

fiction | 416 pages | Published in 2014

Quotes

To want to understand is an attempt to recapture something we have lost.

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understandingloss

There is no such thing as silence. There is always noise.

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soundsilence

Guilt is a tireless horse. Grief ages into sorrow, and sorrow is an enduring rider.

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guiltgriefsorrow

The past is always changing as our thoughts change.

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pastmemory

The moment you start to feel just a little comfortable, you are in danger.

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comfortdanger

I believe that to be a believer is a continuous process, and that doubt is an inevitable part of it.

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beliefdoubt

There are secrets that are not my secrets.

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secretsmystery

Falling in love is the most beautiful accident a person can have.

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loveaccident

Fear is an indelible ink that stains the skin.

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fear

The truth is like a snowflake, each one is unique and delicate.

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truthuniqueness