“God save me from perfect strangers who feel obliged to chat with us and so transparently barrage us with feigned interest. Loneliness can sometimes feel even worse when you’re with other people.” — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“Not letting yourself grow lonely costs a great deal of—sometimes fruitless—effort.” — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“I’m determined to be a big spender in my old age. I want to empty my savings account before I no longer know what… — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“It was one of those days when you're dragging life along behind you like a bag full of sand.” — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“Good Friday. When I was young we had to observe a moment of silence at three o’clock to think about poor Jesus. If in… — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“Old plants should not be repotted,” Mrs. Schaap kept bleating at anyone who would listen. The fact that she compares herself to a plant… — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“And after that trip, I'll have to come up with another plan. As long as there are plans, there's life.” — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“I tend to choose the path of least confrontation. My specialty: wanting to please everybody.” — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Aupers is relatively new here. She has taken to reading aloud the newspaper obituaries at coffee every morning.” — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Surmann decided to dry her wet slippers in the microwave. She set the timer for twenty minutes and then went to watch TV.… — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“So indeed, yesterday I attended Feel Good Fitness. It was my first time. And also my last. When it was over and the instructor—“Call… — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“He couldn’t get over it: some Chinese man paid €310,000 for a Belgian prize pigeon.” — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“There was a resident who made a habit of staying in bed all day on Friday the thirteenth, just to make sure nothing bad… — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
“My scooter now runs at a top speed of fifteen miles per hour, I think. Cyclists and even some motorcyclists are startled to see… — Hendrik Groen Copy Share Image
