“Genius could be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way, or even to say a simple thing in a simpler way.”
― Portions from a Wine-Stained Notebook: Uncollected Stories and Essays, 1944-1990
― Portions from a Wine-Stained Notebook: Uncollected Stories and Essays, 1944-1990
“Wie twijfelt mag aan veel twijfelen, behalve aan de twijfel.”
― Humeuren en temperamenten: een encyclopedie van het gevoel
― Humeuren en temperamenten: een encyclopedie van het gevoel
“Een rotbestaan is heel overzichtelijk”
― De helaasheid der dingen
― De helaasheid der dingen
“Education stuffs you full of ideas without the coinciding experience that gave rise to those ideas in the first place, giving you incorrect perspective and notions.”
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“God schiep de dag, en wij sleepten ons erdoorheen”
― De helaasheid der dingen
― De helaasheid der dingen
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Kees-Jan’s 2025 Year in Books
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