The Quotable Kierkegaard

By Søren Kierkegaard

Categories: Literature & Fiction, Religion & Spirituality

This collection gathers more than 1,000 quotations from Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher often called the father of existentialism. Edited by Gordon Marino, the quotations are drawn from his books, journals and letters and arranged by theme, covering faith, anxiety, love, despair, ethics, humor and the self. An introduction outlines his life and thought, making it a good entry point to his work.

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• Shane Parrish: “You know that awkward moment when you find yourself reading the same thing Mike Tyson is reading at the same time? Yea, that. ‘Everyone loves philosophy until they get punched in the face.’”