“And whatever troubled him and showed in his face might have been the same old trouble - the problem of occupying space in the world and having a name people could call you by, being somebody they thought they could know.”
― The Love of a Good Woman
― The Love of a Good Woman
“THE WORLD IS increasingly designed to depress us. Happiness isn’t very good for the economy. If we were happy with what we had, why would we need more? How do you sell an anti-ageing moisturiser? You make someone worry about ageing. How do you get people to vote for a political party? You make them worry about immigration. How do you get them to buy insurance? By making them worry about everything. How do you get them to have plastic surgery? By highlighting their physical flaws. How do you get them to watch a TV show? By making them worry about missing out. How do you get them to buy a new smartphone? By making them feel like they are being left behind. To be calm becomes a kind of revolutionary act. To be happy with your own non-upgraded existence. To be comfortable with our messy, human selves, would not be good for business.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Wij moeten niets verwachten van onze kinderen. Het woord zelf zegt het al, ‘verwachten’! Alsof wij op iets moeten wachten dat er nu nog niet is. De jeugd van onze kinderen is er nu. We zijn altijd maar onderweg. We zijn hier zo kort. Laat het onderwijs alstublieft geen voorbereiding zijn op iets onduidelijks dat in de toekomst ligt.”
― De Roes van het Heden
― De Roes van het Heden
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