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De zwevende wereld: De verbonden levens van Franz von Siebold en Kusumoto Oine

by Annejet van der Zijl

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"Van vader naar dochter nu, mooie overgang. Ondertussen ook bijzonder om te lezen dat Siebold na terugkeer uit Japan onderdak vond in Voorschoten, waar ik opgroeide; ik bouwde hutten in de achtertuin van Siebold (Klein Adegeest), kwam ik achter." — 5 hours, 20 min ago

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Ewout: Avonturen en inzichten van een eigenzinnige programmamaker

by Ewout Genemans

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Natte sneeuw

by Stig Dagerman

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Bas’s Quotes

“I am an anarchist, like any other sensible person.
~ Merlyn”
― T.H. White, The Book of Merlyn

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“Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: experience-mistakes-wisdom

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“A well-thought-out story doesn’t need to resemble real life. Life itself tries with all its might to resemble a well-crafted story.”
― Isaac Babel

tags: fiction, narrative, on-fiction, reality, story

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“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

tags: dune

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“With languages, you can move from one social situation to another. With languages, you are at home anywhere.”
― Edmund de Waal, The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

tags: language-learning, languages, travel

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