| People lose: their keys, | |
| their job, husband, house, cat, some- | |
| times their lust for life. | |
| Mensen raken kwijt: | Menschen verlieren: |
| hun sleutels, baan, man, huis, poes -- | Schlüssel, Job, Haus, Katze, manch- |
| soms hun levenslust. | mal die Lebenslust. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-09
Saint Anthony, dear friend (Renate Dorrestein) - 1997
Lecture "Heilige Antonius, beste vrind", in the Anthony of Padua church in Aerdenhout (1997, Renate Dorrestein), included in her collection "Dagelijks werk - Een schrijversleven" ("Daily work - A writer's life", 2018)
Collection: Lack
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I thought I had more. | |
| If so, I can't say I did -- | |
| require it, did I? | |
| Ik had er toch meer? | Hatte ich nicht mehr? |
| Als dat zo is, heb ik ze -- | Wenn ja, dann brauche ich es -- |
| blijkbaar niet nodig. | offensichtlich nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-25
Letter 87 about ethics to Lucilius (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) - 64
"Epistulae morales ad Lucilium" - Letter 87
Collection: Known
Tribute to: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
| I just take my loss | |
| when I have lost a scarf and -- | |
| I gain detachment. | |
| Ik neem mijn verlies | Ich akzeptiere |
| wanneer ik een sjaal kwijtraak -- | den Verlust meines Schals und -- |
| en win onthechting. | gewinne Freiheit. |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-05
Hat (Arnon Grunberg) - 2018
Column "Hoed", in the VPRO broadcasting-guide no. 23, 2018
Collection: Over
Tribute to: Grunberg, Arnon
