More quotes by Jostein Gaarder, Sophie's World

"It's not him who's disturbed. But he likes to disturb others--to shake them out of their rut."
"And although I have seen nothing but black crows in my life, it doesn't mean that there's no such thing as a white crow. Both for a philosopher and for a scientist it can be important not to reject the possibility of finding a white crow. You might almost say that hunting for 'the white crow' is science's principal task."
"But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn't admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort."
"People are, generally speaking, either dead certain or totally indifferent (Both types are crawling around deep down in the rabbit's fur!)"
"A composition—and every work of art is one—is created in a wondrous interplay between imagination and reason, or between mind and reflection. For there will always be an element of chance in the creative process."