The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old

by Hendrik Groen

His philosophy: the only point of being alive is to kill time as pleasantly as possible.

Woe to the man who thinks he is worth fifty-six times more than the woman who lovingly performs the dirty work.

Old people, like children, are always losing things, but they no longer have a mom to tell them where to look.

nation’s level of civilization can be measured by the way it treats its oldest and weakest citizens.