A biography for Dag Hammarskjoldhasn’t been written yet.
“Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them.”
“I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one.”
“Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.”
“The myths have always condemned those who 'looked back.' Condemned them, whatever the paradise may have been which they were leaving. Hence this shadow over each departure from your decision.”
“It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.”
“Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.”
“Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.”
“To forgive oneself? No, that doesn't work: we have to be forgiven. But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive.”