'I must now return to my story with some haste, before another foolish white woman might think to seize it with the purpose of belching out some nonsensical tale on my behalf.' #DeZinVanHetBoek#TheEssenceOfTheBook
'De geschiedenis wordt geschreven door de winnaars, Jaguarman. Misschien moeten we daaraan toevoegen: de toekomst wordt bepaald door de mensen wiens verhalen wij geloven.' #DeZinVanHetBoek
‘Want in zijn binnenste immers hebben geesten, minstens geestjes, zich genesteld, die bewerkstelligen dat voor de verzamelaar, ik versta daaronder de echte, de verzamelaar zoals hij moet zijn, het bezit de meest innige relatie is die men tot de dingen maar hebben kan: niet dat zij in hem tot leven komen, hijzelf is het die in hen woont.’ #DeZinVanHetBoek#BoekPerWeek 13/52 ★★☆☆☆
Though written as a fictional play sixty years ago, this could easily be a realistic account today. Considering the matter at hand, that thought is sickening. In spite of that - or precisely because of that - this is a very important read.
'I chiefly concern myself with those who seldom get a hearing, and I don’t feel it is incumbent on me to balance their voices with the well-crafted apologies of the powerful.’ #DeZinVanHetBoek#TheEssenceOfTheBook
Op zoek naar je vader in een tijd van: angst voor de atoombom, de geur van mottenballen en prikketjes met kaas en augurk. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #boekperweek (41/52) @MarteJongbloed
'We think we are studying the world - but in reality we are merely making evident the limits of our own thinking, which are embodied in our logbook and measuring instruments. The truth is always stranger, more lively and more expansive than we can compute.' #DeZinVanHetBoek#TheEssenceOfTheBook
'Maybe it's good, I said, to stop sometimes and reflect upon the things that have happened, maybe thinking about sadness can actually end up making you happy.'
'Then the voice in your head silently tells you to take your foot off your throat because just getting along shouldn't be an ambition.' #DeZinVanHetBoek#TheEssenceOfTheBook
Here's why I think this definitely deserves a spot on your bookshelf (as long as you don't forget to take it off every now and then to have a look inside): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5610626910
'And when finally they set the structure to burn the books, using the firemen, I grunted a few times and subsided, for there were no others grunting or yelling with me, by then. Now, it's too late.' #DeZinVanHetBoek#TheEssenceOfTheBook