More quotes by Jostein Gaarder, Sophie's World

"The rearing of children is considered too important to be left to the individual and should be the responsibility of the state."
"People are, generally speaking, either dead certain or totally indifferent (Both types are crawling around deep down in the rabbit's fur!)"
"A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm."
"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."
"A true philosopher must never give up."