| No, they don't shout, they | |
| just speak so passionately -- | |
| that it sounds quite loud. | |
| Echt, ze schreeuwen niet, | Sie schreien nicht, sie |
| maar ze spreken zo vurig -- | sprechen nur leidenschaftlich -- |
| dat het vrij luid klinkt. | was sich laut anhört. |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-21
My struggle 3. Boyhood Island (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Tredje bok", part 4 - Summer vacation 1976, Sørbøvågen (north of Bergen)
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| What are you saying? | |
| I can't even think I know -- | |
| you well anymore! | |
| Wat zeg je me nu? | Was redest du da? |
| Zo kan ik niet meer denken -- | Ich glaube gar nicht mehr, dass -- |
| dat ik jou goed ken! | ich dich gut kenne! |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-13
The Man in the Wooden Hat (Jane Gardam) - 2017
Novel, part 1: Marriage, chapter 2
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Gardam, Jane
| Talking to a friend | |
| about your loved one is the -- | |
| most intimate thing. | |
| Met een vriend praten | Mit einer Freundin |
| over je geliefde is -- | deinen Liebsten bereden -- |
| het allerintiemst. | ist das Intimste. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-07
Realm of shades (Rosita Steenbeek) - 1999
Novel "Schimmenrijk", chapter 6
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Steenbeek, Rosita
| A friend does not beat | |
| around the bush, she's honest -- | |
| which can be painful. | |
| Vrienden praten niet | Freunde reden nicht |
| eromheen, ze zijn oprecht -- | drum herum, sie sind ehrlich -- |
| en dat kan pijn doen. | und das kann weh tun. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-08
The Green Knight (Iris Murdoch) - 1993
Novel, chapter 2 Justice
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| She always looks me | |
| up to talk to me, because -- | |
| I know her, her life. | |
| Zij zoekt mij steeds op | Sie sucht mich auf, um |
| om met me te praten, want -- | mit mir zu reden, weil ich -- |
| ik ken haar leven. | ihr Leben kenne. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-19
the ground beneath her feet (Salman Rushdie) - 1999
Novel, chapter 11 Higher Love
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| It's intentional | |
| of shooting pain, he's afraid -- | |
| afraid of dying. | |
| Hij doet het erom | Es ist absichtlich |
| van de pijnscheut, hij is bang -- | einen Schrei aus, er hat Angst -- |
| bang om dood te gaan. | Angst vor dem Sterben. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-03
Henry and Cato (Iris Murdoch) - 1976
Novel, part One, Rites of passage
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| We sit back to back | |
| against my mother's headstone -- | |
| Nice conversations. | |
| Rug aan rug zitten | Rücken an Rücken |
| we tegen moeders grafsteen -- | gegen den Grabstein sitzen -- |
| Fijne gesprekken. | Schöne Gespräche. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-26
Frankissstein: a love story (Jeanette Winterson) - 2019
Novel, Lake Geneva, 1816
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Now we have to talk, | |
| of shoes, ships, piggy wings, and -- | |
| a nice appetite. | |
| We moeten praten, | Wir müssen reden, |
| over schoenen en schepen -- | über Schuhe, Schiffe, und -- |
| en lekkere trek. | guten Appetit. |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-19
The Walrus and the Carpenter (Lewis Carroll) - 1871
Having a good conversation with the oysters before you eat them
Poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" in the children's book "Through the Looking-Glass", chapter 4
Collection: Here &Now&
Tribute to: Carroll, Lewis
| We talk searchingly, | |
| confidentially, as if -- | |
| we are weaving dreams. | |
| Aftastend praten | Abtastend reden |
| we, vertrouwelijk, alsof -- | wir, sehr vertraulich, als ob -- |
| we dromen weven. | wir Träume weben. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-15
The Storm / The drowned (Margriet de Moor) - 2005
Novel "De verdronkene", § 1-8
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: De Moor, Margriet
| I like discussions, | |
| to explore, not to contend -- | |
| over what is true. | |
| Met elkaar praten, | Im Gespräch etwas |
| als verkenning, niet strijden -- | aufklären, nicht darüber -- |
| over wat waar is. | streiten, was wahr ist. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-23
The Office - And melancholy, too (Han Voskuil) - 1999
Novel "Het Bureau - En ook weemoedigheid"
Page 231, Maarten Koning (1980)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| We talk too much and | |
| hug each other too little -- | |
| that's how the rules are. | |
| We praten te veel | Wir reden zu viel |
| en knuffelen te weinig -- | und knuddeln viel zu wenig -- |
| zo zijn de regels. | so sind die Regeln. |
Amsterdam, 2022-11-01
Collection: Dearme
| Butterflies around | |
| us, you and me, laughing we -- | |
| pamper each other. | |
| Vlinders om mij heen, | Schmetterlinge um |
| en jij, wij samen, lachend -- | uns herum, wir verhätscheln -- |
| elkaar koesteren. | uns gegenseitig. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-28
Collection: On living on [1]
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| Talking and joking, | |
| with you, here, at my home, but -- | |
| it's not a visit! | |
| Praten en grapjes, | Reden und Witze, |
| met jou, hier, bij mij thuis, maar -- | mit dir, hier, bei mir, aber -- |
| je bent geen bezoek! | du bist kein Besuch! |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-28
Collection: On living on [1]
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
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We talk a lot, it can be |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-24
Collection: Without reserve
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| Nice conversations, | |
| confidential, including -- | |
| what we only think. | |
| Fijne gesprekken, | Nette Gespräche, |
| vertrouwelijk, inclusief -- | vertraulich, auch in allem -- |
| wat we niet zeggen. | was wir nicht sagen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-29
Diary 1977-1978 (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - October 24th, 1977, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| About your problems | |
| you only talk with a friend -- | |
| who does not take sides. | |
| Over problemen | Probleme bespricht |
| praat je alleen met een vriend -- | man mit Freunden, die keine -- |
| die geen partij kiest. | Partei ergreifen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-12
Diary 1970-1971 (Frida Vogels) - 2011
"Dagboek 1970-1971" - May 2nd, 1970, Bologna
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| We still have heavy | |
| conversations, normal ones -- | |
| are too difficult. | |
| We voeren zware | Wir führen ernste |
| gesprekken, want gewone -- | Gespräche, weil normale -- |
| zijn nog te moeilijk. | noch zu schwierig sind. |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-27
On closer inspection (Han Voskuil) - 1963
Autobiographical novel "Bij nader inzien" - October 10th, 1950, Amsterdam
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| We got to know each | |
| other well, talking a lot -- | |
| about all the boys. | |
| We leerden elkaar | Wir lernten uns gut |
| goed kennen door te praten -- | kennen, meist im Geplauder -- |
| over de jongens. | über alle Jungs. |
Amsterdam, 2012-03-10
Collection: A Home
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Please behave normally |
Rovio, 2009-07-13
Quatio - Disquatio - Discutio
(chasing apart - setting in motion - discussion, conversation)
Collection: A Home
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| Dogs | |
| are companions | |
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| I too accompany others | |
| I am a friend : | |
| I empathise with the fortunes of my friends | |
| I empathise with the passion of my friends | |
| I am there when my friends need me | |
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Company
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1970-08-10
Lucy J and Marja vG
Collection: Photo's 1970
