The war imbued my tin soldiers with quite a new interest. It was impossible to have boxes enough of them.

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He who does not understand a joke, he does not understand Danish.

He who does not understand a joke, he does not understand Danish.

It gradually dawned upon me that there was no one more difficult to please than...

It gradually dawned upon me that there was no one more difficult to please than...

I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a...

I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a...

Birth was something that came quite unexpectedly, and afterwards there was one child more in...

Birth was something that came quite unexpectedly, and afterwards there was one child more in...

But when I was twelve years old I caught my first strong glimpse of one...

But when I was twelve years old I caught my first strong glimpse of one...

Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of...

Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of...

I was always hearing that I was pale and thin and small.

I was always hearing that I was pale and thin and small.

But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my...

But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my...

School is a foretaste of life.

School is a foretaste of life.

I came into the world two months too soon, I was in such a hurry.

I came into the world two months too soon, I was in such a hurry.

My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked...

My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked...

The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster.

The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster.

Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying...

I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying...

I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at...

I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at...

The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of...

The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of...

I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from...

I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from...

But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to...

But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to...

The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.

The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.

It was jolly in the country. A cow and little pigs to play with and...

It was jolly in the country. A cow and little pigs to play with and...