They prefer to read
what they already know, as --
if that were the truth.
Liever lezen ze	Sie lesen lieber,
wat ze al kennen, alsof --	was sie bereits wissen, als --
dat de waarheid is.	ob das wahr wäre.

Poem S2598
Amsterdam, 2025-03-14
Saint Anne (Isabelle de Charrière) - 1799
Novella "Sainte Anne" (1799, "Saint Anne", 2012, Isabelle de Charrière / Belle van Zuylen under the pseudonym L'Abbé de la tour), chapter 4: The biased, partisan reader wants to be blindfolded, and he values ?this so much that he even consents to be bored, on condition that he does not have to consider anything of substance.
Collection: Within the walls
Keyword: Together: own group 
Tribute to: De Charriere, Isabelle; Van Zuylen, Belle 

Authorities are
smart, they don't say anything --
they just ask questions.
Autoriteiten	Autoritäten
zijn slim, ze zeggen niets en --	sind schlau, sie sagen nichts und --
stellen slechts vragen.	stellen nur Fragen.

Poem H5312
Amsterdam, 2025-03-14
Saint Anne (Isabelle de Charrière) - 1799
Novella "Sainte Anne" (1799, "Saint Anne", 2012, Isabelle de Charrière / Belle van Zuylen under the pseudonym L'Abbé de la tour), chapter 3 - Authorities: persons and institutions
Collection: Specialities
Keyword: Communication (body language) 
Tribute to: De Charriere, Isabelle; Van Zuylen, Belle 

Educational
books are easily praised, but --
they're hard to follow.
Leerzame boeken	Lehrreiche Bücher
kun je makkelijk prijzen,	sind leicht zu loben, aber --
moeilijk opvolgen.	schwer zu befolgen.

Poem S2597
Amsterdam, 2025-03-14
Saint Anne (Isabelle de Charrière) - 1799
Novella "Sainte Anne" (1799, "Saint Anne", 2012, Isabelle de Charrière / Belle van Zuylen under the pseudonym L'Abbé de la tour), chapters 1 and 2
Collection: Known
Keyword: Ethics: practice 
Tribute to: De Charriere, Isabelle; Van Zuylen, Belle