Jezus, ik ga niet zo iemand worden die het er altijd maar over heeft wat hij gaat doen. Ik ga het gewoon doen. Je de toekomst voorstellen is een soort nostalgie.' 'Huh?' vroeg ik. 'Je zit je hele leven in het labyrint vast, overdenkend hoe je er ooit uit zult ontsnappen, en hoe geweldig dat zal zijn, en dat beeld van de toekomst houdt je op de been, maar je doet het nooit. Je gebruikt de toekomst alleen maar om aan het heden te ontsnappen.
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PAUL AUSTER Ik vond het niet eerlijk dat God alleen zijn eigen kind deed opstaan uit de dood. GRIET OP DE BEECK heel even gelukkig zijn, zo nu en dan, vlak voordat ik val, meer kan ik niet maar mis... TOON TELLEGEN Maar om je de waarheid te zeggen, rede en liefde gaan nog maar zelden samen tegenwoordig. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE De extreme afstandelijkheid van internet vereist een extreme lichamelijkheid ter compensatie, vandaa... MARTIJN BENDERS Al in de vroege ochtend, het was bijna nog nacht, had Gregor de gelegenheid de kracht van zijn zojui... FRANZ KAFKA Ik wou dat op een dag, gewoon opeens, alle angst op was, zoals het warme water als ik heel lang heb ... GRIET OP DE BEECK Hij vond de wereld slecht. Niemand was in staat tot onbaatzuchtigheid. Om zich heen zag hij alleen m... EMMANUEL BOVE Een hele mond vol,' mompelde ze, en drukte haar gezicht tegen de brede borst van haar echtgenoot. He... ROBERT JORDAN Ik heb gemerkt, juffrouw Engel, in mijn lange loopbaan in het onderwijs, dat een rotmeisje veel geva... ROALD DAHL Ik zal naar je kijken vanuit mijn ooghoek. En jij zal niets zeggen. Woorden zijn de bron van misvers... ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY Het gedicht, die bescheiden poging van de dichter om niet nu maar pas later uiteen te vallen. MIROSLAV HOLUB Iedereen die voor abnormaal wil doorgaan en er hard aan werkt om excentriek en uitzonderlijk te zijn... CONNIE PALMEN Het grote voordeel van het web is tegelijkertijd ook het nadeel. Zeer veel informatie is snel beschi... PETER KASSENAAR Het gaat om het stellen van de juiste vragen en het verzamelen van zo veel mogelijk relevante inform... HEDWYG VAN GROENENDAAL Ik wilde haar weer horen lachen. Sterker nog: ik wilde de lach uit haar tevoorschijn toveren, ik wil... DEON MEYER Plotseling viel er een stilte in de tuin. Het orkest had zichzelf tot zwijgen gebracht, gesprekken v... REMCO CAMPERT ... de jongen soo verbaast gaauw tegen de stijlte weer op liep, schreeuwende luijtkeels de schuijt v... MARIA WILHELMINA LAMMENS En terwijl hij weer opstapte en langzaam verder fietste, bedacht hij hoe vreemd het was in dezelfde ... STEPHAN ENTER Ik hoop dat ieder mens de kans krijgt om volledig in hun hart te gaan leven, vanwaaruit oplossingen ... MAURICE SPEES In niets onderscheidden ze zich van de heikneuters waar ze later hun voeten op zouden vegen. Het war... HENRY MILLER Ze had niet gevraagd of ze het mocht zien. Daar voelde ze zich pas schuldig over toen vriendinnen ha... KRISTIEN HEMMERECHTS Als een site is voorzien van een elegant design maar verder niet bruikbaar is, zal de site falen. He... PETER KASSENAAR Dit is geen kroeg of studentehuis. Dit is een ziekenhuis en het is niet de bedoeling dat hier 's avo... MYRTHE VAN DER MEER Zolang dit bestaat, en ik het mag beleven, deze zonneschijn, die hemel waar geen wolk aan is, zo lan... ANNE M. FRANK Het leven op aarde is een vertraagde weergave van slechts één moment. Het moment waarop we allemaa... MAURICE SPEES de eindigheid van de dingen de willekeur-- het voortdurend breken en lijmen van... ANNA JAE En dan gaat Eva dood. Ze is gesprongen. Zij kon ook goed kiezen. Geen half werk. Geen truttig gedoe ... GRIET OP DE BEECK Creativiteit is nog altijd voor veel mensen een duur woord, niet in het minst vanwege de associatie ... MYQUOTE En dan, uit het niks: ‘Zijt gij gelukkig?’ Ze kijkt mij recht in de ogen. ‘Ik probeer, denk ik... GRIET OP DE BEECK Is dat dan niet gevaarlijk?' vroeg Didi. 'Dat is een interessante vraag uit de mond van een mei... KIRSTEN MILLER Zo is het gegaan met de Indiaanse bevolking van San Nicolas-eiland, voor de kust van Los Angeles, di... JARED DIAMOND Inspiratie? Het is geen kwestie van naar de lucht staren en wachten tot er een briljant idee uit kom... HEDWYG VAN GROENENDAAL Na jaren van zwoegen merken we dat we geen reis maken, maar dat de reis on maakt. Reisleiders, diens... JOHN STEINBECK Het Zelf is zowel Universeel als Uniek. Het Zelf is zowel één met alles in essentie, alsmede indiv... MARIëLLE DUIJNDAM Vlinders zijn de meest vergankelijke, gracieuze schepsels ter wereld. Ze worden uit het niets gebore... HARUKI MURAKAMI Als naturalisten en materialisten zijn wij een essentiële categorie kwijt geraak, namelijk die van ... LEANNE PAYNE Voor iedereen die zich afvraagt of het mogelijk is de puberteit te overleven, is een bevestigend ant... RACHEL KLEIN Ach, nou vergeet ik één ding te vertellen: de dominee was ook op bezoek, een zeer belezen en wijze... J.M.A. BIESHEUVEL Alleen het samenspel tussen de ziel van het wezen, samen met de aard van het wezen maakt ons wezenli... MAURICE SPEES Is gedichten schrijven een roeping, een vak of een hobby? Nou, alle drie natuurlijk. Als het alleen ... MARTIJN BENDERS Toen de bewoners van Paaseiland in de problemen kwamen, konden ze nergens heen, was er niemand bij w... JARED DIAMOND Attendez!... Je choisis mes rimes... Là, j'y suis. (Il fait ce qu'il dit, à mesure.) EDMOND ROSTAND God. Hoe kan er ook maar een fractie van u zijn in deze blasfemische willekeur? ANNA JAE Oui, je me rappelai. Je connaissais le creux de ce corps protecteur. Je connaissais les batteme... CARINA ROZENFELD Verlichting is dichterbij dan je denkt. Welke keuze zou je nu een stuk lichter doen voelen? MARIëLLE DUIJNDAM En zo, bij dag en bij nacht, onder zon en sterrenlicht, over heuvelen en door eenzame vlakten, over ... CHARLES DICKENS Heeft god de man dan té volmaakt gemaakt dat men er zo nodig een stuk moet van afsnijden? A.J. BEIRENS Je suis comme ça. Ou j'oublie tout de suite ou je n'oublie jamais." Samuel BECKETT, En a... SAMUEL BECKETT Onze aarde hangt niet voor niets scheef. Het is een ironische onderstreping van al het zijn op haar ... ANNA JAE Au-dessus de mes mots maladroits, au-dessus des raisonnements qui me peuvent tromper, tu considères... ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY Mijn vader huilde nooit. Als hij bedroefd was, liep hij naar de tempel van de onbekende heilige. Daa... KADER ABDOLAH Mijn vader is weg, voor altijd verdwenen, en niks is veranderd, het wordt gewoon ochtend, er komt we... GRIET OP DE BEECK Iewers in jou vriendekring gaan daar ’n welmenende idioot wees wat op jou broosste oomblik vir jou... SOPHIA KAPP Je vois de la lumière neuve (I see a new light) VICTOR HUGO Lorsque la confusion règne, il est facile de se rappeler cette vérité : Je ne suis ni mes pensée... ECKHART TOLLE Wat de bezoeker gewend is op internet, is meestal het beste. HEDWYG VAN GROENENDAAL Je ontmoet alleen mensen als je je geeft zoals je bent. MYQUOTE Je voudrais arrêter le temps, arrêter l'heure. Mais elle va, elle va, elle passe, elle me prend de... GUY DE MAUPASSANT Moi qui éprouve, comme chacun, le besoin d’être reconnu, je me sens pur en toi et vais à toi. J... ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY - Aimer, c'est toujours dangereux, Martin ! Aimer, c'est espérer tout gagner en risquant de tout pe... GUILLAUME MUSSO Als we samen zijn, zijn we het mooiste weer van de wereld.' Hij haalde diep adem. 'Dan zijn we tijdl... TOON TELLEGEN We will never be able to whistle as the birds, but in return they will never be able to talk same Li... JAN JANSEN Een website is nooit af. Dit wordt vaak gezegd en het is ook zo. HEDWYG VAN GROENENDAAL Oublie-moi de temps en temps, ça te reposera. Tu m'oubliais si bien avant que je ne me pende. RéGIS JAUFFRET Je veux vivre avant de mourir. JENNY DOWNHAM De adoptie van mijn dochter gaf mij meer dan het moederschap alleen. KIM VAN SCHIE Leven is het weer. Leven is maaltijden. Lunch op een blauw-geruit kleed waar zout op is gemorst. De ... JAMES SALTER Il est également vrai qu'un échange est une transaction dans laquelle les deux contractants gagnen... ANTOINE DESTUTT DE TRACY — Ce n'est pas en Egypte que je vais, répondit le Martinet. Je vais à la maison de la Mort. La M... OSCAR WILDE Je t'aime Roza...je serais là pour toi. Je ne laisserais jamais rien t'arriver. Et je ne laiss... RICHELLE MEAD I die content, I die for the liberty of my country.
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And that is a powerful opiate, cert... JOHN GREEN I figured something out. The future is unpredictable. JOHN GREEN When things break, it's not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again.... JOHN GREEN It is so hard to leave—until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world. JOHN GREEN Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia. (...) You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth,... JOHN GREEN [I]t occurred to me that the voracious ambition of humans is never sated by dreams coming true, beca... JOHN GREEN Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will… but then again, if you don’t imagine, nothing eve... JOHN GREEN What the hell is instant ? Nothing is instant. Instant rice takes five minutes, instant puddin... JOHN GREEN I'll fight it. I'll fight it for you. Don't you worry about me, Hazel Grace. I'm okay. I'll find a w... 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