"To bear children into this world is like carrying wood into a burning house."

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Philosophical pessimistsAntinatalistsPhilosophersNihilistsAuthors from Norway
Original Language: English

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As quoted in Reflekser i trylleglass: stemmer fra vårt århundre [Magical Reflections : Voices of Our Century] (1998) edited by Haagen Ringnes