Pieter De vroe

“Much of what was said did not matter, and that much of what mattered could not be said.”
― Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

“but I’ve been lucky lucky for each man and each woman has brought me something and left me something, and I no longer must feel like Jeffers behind a stone wall, and I’ve been lucky in another way for what fame I have is largely hidden and quiet and I’ll hardly ever be a Henry Miller with people camping on my front lawn, the gods have been very good to me, they’ve kept me alive and even, still kicking, taking notes, observing, feeling the goodness of good people, feeling the miracle run up my arm like a crazy mouse. such a life, given to me at the age of 48, even though tomorrow does not know is the sweetest of the sweet dreams.”
― Charles Bukowski, Tales of Ordinary Madness

“Niets bestaat dat niet iets anders aanraakt.”
― Jeroen Brouwers, Bezonken rood

“Er bestaan twee soorten verdiet, onthoud u dat. Een dat het kan verdragen om gekieteld te worden. Een dat zo groot is dat je ervan af moet blijven, zelfs met ogenschijnlijk onschuldige vragen.”
― Margot Vanderstraeten, Mazzel tov