“I started seeing poetry from a strictly consumerist perspective as poets serving up beverages. Most, maybe like 97 percent or something, serve lemonade. You can consume their work and it will teach you nothing, and it will leave a sticky… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“Not to mention the fact that the belief in conspiracy theories is already a form of conspiracy theory in itself. It's to me not… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“Last week I wrote that the reason Hollywood films are so bad last 10 years is that all the better scriptwriters were hired by… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“Thinking outside the box' is ridiculous nonsense, since whatever you can do in a 'box' or closed environment is not 'thinking'. If I 'think'… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“Mr Rutger cornet de Groot. Never read any American poetry or any other foreign poetry, which is why he always mentions 2 poets as… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“What is the role of intellectuals in Europe? There's this debate in which all speakers do not appear to me to even be intellectuals.… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“Something went greatly wrong in our collective history and the starting point of it was the industrial revolution. Our school systems are focussed on… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“I think i am too chaotic to ever get depressed. Depression somehow requires an ordered mind where the depression can get hold. Depressions just… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“If you ask me, I think Jerry Springer destroyed the public image of the USA. I mean up to early in the nineties I… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“My Latin girlfriend sees me read, snigger, read on intensily and said "you look like someone who is attacked by a butterfly "" mails… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“Talent is 98% hard work - even Brel said so. The best signal for lack of talent is therefore quite simply low production. That… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“Remember this: a simple pen is much more swift and much more precise than a camera. That's my advice to both beginning and experienced… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“I have female friends that get mails from publishers that read 'Hey. I heard you write about sex. This is a very popular topic… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
