| The oracle is | |
| vague, so that people will soon -- | |
| come back, with new gifts. | |
| Orakels zijn vaag, | Orakel: vage, |
| zodat men gauw terugkomt -- | damit man bald wiederkommt -- |
| met nieuwe cadeaus. | mit neuen Gaben. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 5, Asphodel
Collection: Glimpsed
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| We'll see each other | |
| again this weekend, and then -- | |
| for all of our lives! | |
| We zien elkaar weer | Wir sehen uns am |
| in het weekend, en daarna -- | Samstag, und dann für den Rest -- |
| nog heel ons leven! | unseres Lebens! |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-13
The Man in the Wooden Hat (Jane Gardam) - 2017
Novel, part 1: Marriage, chapter 5
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Gardam, Jane
| Just a small quarrel, | |
| but according to the stars -- | |
| it would be fatal? | |
| Een ruzie van niks, | Ein kleiner Streit, doch |
| maar astrologisch gezien -- | astrologisch gesehen -- |
| zou ze fataal zijn? | wäre er fatal? |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-16
Diary 1977-1978 (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - July 21st, 1977, San Severo
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| When you magnify | |
| reality you become -- | |
| smaller, not bigger. | |
| De werkelijkheid | Die Vergrößerung |
| uitvergroten maakt jouzelf -- | der Realität macht dich -- |
| kleiner, niet groter. | kleiner, nicht größer. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-02
With a photo of Dory at the Western Scheldt, at the tidal artwork 'Chaos and Order' by Peter Terhorst (June 5th, 2019, Vlissingen)
Collection: The King
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| People cherish the | |
| theory that others are -- | |
| not a whit better. | |
| Mensen koesteren | Die Menschen hegen |
| de stelling, dat anderen -- | die These, andere sind -- |
| geen haar beter zijn. | um kein Haar besser. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-24
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch) - 1973
Comical novel, A Celebration of Love, part One
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Faith is guidable, | |
| while superstition hardly -- | |
| can be influenced. | |
| Geloof is buigbaar, | Glaube ist lenkbar, |
| maar bijgeloof is zelden -- | Aberglaube ist aber -- |
| te beïnvloeden. | kaum beeinflussbar. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-29
The Enchantress of Florence (Salman Rushdie) - 2008
Novel, part 3, chapter 19
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
