In spring they lie flat at the first warmth, they ruin my summer and in autumn they smell of women. — Hugo Claus Copy Share Image
“I am a person who is unhappy with things as they stand. We cannot accept the world as it is. Each day we should… — Hugo Claus Copy Share Image
In spring they lie flat at the first warmth, they ruin my summer and in autumn they smell of women. — Hugo Claus Copy Share Image
We cannot accept the world as it is. Each day we should wake up foaming at the mouth because of the injustice of things. — Hugo Claus Copy Share Image
Go now, verses, on your light feet, you have not trodden hard on the old earth where the graves laugh when they see their… — Hugo Claus Copy Share Image
“[...] zoals zij in de bus op weg naar Wierenbeke achter de chauffeur had gezeten met al het verdriet van Belgie in haar ogen.” — Hugo Claus Copy Share Image
My verses stand gawping a bit. I never get used to this. They've lived here long enough. — Hugo Claus Copy Share Image