Quotes

You are locked up in a room for months and sometimes even years and in the meantime the world continues to evolve

For me, writing is an attempt not to be there. I dive into another world, and I write there. You could also go on holiday, but that's too cumbersome for me. As long as I'm busy, I feel perfectly happy

Writing is something that is part of my life functions. Not having inspiration is something I don't understand. You just sit down and write, right?

I am deeply aware that I will never be able to be anything other than the son of a worker. All my thinking, all my feelings are colored by it.

One life is really too short to learn to understand life

If the books become even more expensive, only the publishers will be able to buy them

No question, no matter how many times it is asked, is ridiculous unless it is actually answered.

Memories live until one wants to renew them. Then they die.

A healthy person is someone who has not been examined long enough by doctors.

If every Flemish artist, every Flemish company has to constantly radiate 'abroad', then things will eventually become very dark in their own country.

Oh well, parenting, you never really do it right. That's because you can't rehearse life like actors rehearse a play. It remains a leap of faith despite all the pedagogical booklets.

The Fleming is not a hero. He cannot afford to be one because of his smallness.

Good education is always given illegally.