| It's tiring to hate, | |
| so you have to act normal -- | |
| in between hating. | |
| Het is vermoeiend | Hass macht müde, des- |
| om te haten, tussendoor -- | halb muss man sich zwischendurch -- |
| moet je gewoon doen. | normal verhalten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-05
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 6
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
| Ah, these spat out words | |
| will become unscrupulous -- | |
| stones and bullets. | |
| Gespuwde woorden | Gespuckte Worte |
| worden nietsontzienende -- | werden zu rücksichtslosen -- |
| stenen en kogels. | Steinen und Kugeln. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-14
the ground beneath her feet (Salman Rushdie) - 1999
Novel, chapter 2 Melodies and Silences
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| If you want to cast | |
| out the tyrant, be willing -- | |
| to really hate him. | |
| Wil je de tiran | Der Tyrann kann nur |
| wegkrijgen, wees dan bereid -- | fallen, wenn man bereit ist -- |
| om hem te haten. | ihn voll zu hassen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-24
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch) - 1973
Comical novel, A Celebration of Love, part One - A tyrant, either in society or in a personal relationship
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Hate is powerful, | |
| and whoever has power -- | |
| wants to retain it. | |
| Haat kan machtig zijn, | Hass kann mächtig sein, |
| en wie eenmaal macht bezit -- | und wer einmal Macht besitzt -- |
| wil die behouden. | will sie behalten. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-21
Grimus (Salman Rushdie) - 1975
Novel
(A Simurg(h) ['Thirty birds'] is a Persian legendary creature, an omniscient bird, symbol for someone's world of thought), part 3 Grimus, chapter 54 (= LIV = Liv)
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Her hatred sits there | |
| like a gecko, I can smell -- | |
| its stench of vomit. | |
| Haar haat zit erbij | Ihr Hass sitzt nur da, |
| als een gekko, ik ruik het: | wie ein Gecko, und er stinkt -- |
| de stank van braaksel. | nach Erbrochenem. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Novel, chapter 2-15 "How Saleem achieved purity"
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Desires are burning | |
| the world, or it will perish -- | |
| of icy hatred. | |
| Begeertes verbranden | Lüste verbrennen |
| de wereld, of ze vergaat -- | die Welt, oder sie verfällt -- |
| aan ijzige haat. | vor eisigem Hass. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
Fire and Ice (Robert Frost) - 1920
Poem ("Harper's Magazine" [December 1920], collection "New Hampshire")
Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Frost, Robert
