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# Hendrik Groen

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Peter de Smet, writing as Hendrik Groen, is a Dutch writer who published the 2014 book about a secret diary at age 83¼ and its 2016 sequel about a secret diary at age 85.

## About Hendrik Groen

Peter de Smet writes under the name Hendrik Groen and is a Dutch author. He released the 2014 book 'Pogingen iets van het leven te maken: Het geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen, 83¼ jaar' and its 2016 sequel 'Zolang er Leven is: Het nieuwe geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen, 85 jaar'.

##  Quotes by Hendrik Groen · Page 2

> [“Forgive me, I’m being a bit crude and rude about this, but I can’t make the reality prettier than it is: sad,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/forgive-me-i-m-being-a-bit-crude-and-rude-about-this-but-i-can-t-make/)

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[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

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> [“Fortunately they have started offering a liquid breakfast here. A liquid lunch as well, if necessary. It saves quite a bit of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/fortunately-they-have-started-offering-a-liquid-breakfast-here-a/)

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[Food](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food/)

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> [“I must make the rounds of the other Old But Not Dead members, and tell them to wear something comfortable. Preferably nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/i-must-make-the-rounds-of-the-other-old-but-not-dead-members-and-tell/)

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[Fashion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fashion/)

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> [“Netherlands has some million and a half solitary old people, of whom over 300,000 are extremely lonely. That’s a lot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/netherlands-has-some-million-and-a-half-solitary-old-people-of-whom/)

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[Netherlands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/netherlands/)

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> [“On parting, a kiss on both cheeks. I felt myself get all hot and bothered. Jesus, I’m eighty-three years old!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/on-parting-a-kiss-on-both-cheeks-i-felt-myself-get-all-hot-and/)

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[Eighty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eighty/)

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> [“A nation’s level of civilization can be measured by the way it treats its oldest and weakest citizens.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/a-nation-s-level-of-civilization-can-be-measured-by-the-way-it-treats/)

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[Civilization](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civilization/)

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> [“When I’m out of clean undies I just put the least-dirty pair back on,” one of my fellow residents announced without blushing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/when-i-m-out-of-clean-undies-i-just-put-the-least-dirty-pair-back-on/)

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[Clean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean/)

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> [“Physicians are so good at what they do these days that you hardly ever see anyone who’s healthy” is how he ended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/physicians-are-so-good-at-what-they-do-these-days-that-you-hardly/)

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[Doctor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doctor/)

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> [“Here in the home it’s all too often cucumber time. At night you realize that nothing important has happened all day. On…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/here-in-the-home-it-s-all-too-often-cucumber-time-at-night-you/)

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[Cup of tea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cup-of-tea/)

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> [“Some years ago a Belgian couple committed euthanasia together. He (eighty-three) had terminal cancer and she (seventy-eight), suffering from other serious age-related…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/some-years-ago-a-belgian-couple-committed-euthanasia-together-he/)

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[Euthanasia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/euthanasia/)

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> [“officially any new mobility-scooter rider is supposed to have three driving lessons before he can drive off by himself, but Dickhout doesn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/officially-any-new-mobility-scooter-rider-is-supposed-to-have-three/)

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[Driving Lessons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/driving-lessons-342091/)

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> [“Mr. Timmerman seems to have his eye on Eefje, which I can perfectly well understand. He hasn’t got a chance, however; Eefje…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/mr-timmerman-seems-to-have-his-eye-on-eefje-which-i-can-perfectly/)

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[Stinks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stinks/)

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> [“Good Friday. When I was young we had to observe a moment of silence at three o’clock to think about poor Jesus.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/good-friday-when-i-was-young-we-had-to-observe-a-moment-of-silence-at/)

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[Friday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friday/)

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> [“Just so that you don’t think this place is a complete snake pit: there are also kind, courteous and compassionate people in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/just-so-that-you-don-t-think-this-place-is-a-complete-snake-pit-there/)

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[Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/)

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> [“Sunday, April 14 What you might call a stellar day for our home yesterday: one stroke, one broken hip, and one near-asphyxiation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/sunday-april-14-what-you-might-call-a-stellar-day-for-our-home/)

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[Doctor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doctor/)

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> [“A crematorium crisis: the coffin got stuck halfway in, so the oven door couldn’t close properly. The coffin caught fire and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/a-crematorium-crisis-the-coffin-got-stuck-halfway-in-so-the-oven-door/)

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[Crematorium Evacuated](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crematorium-evacuated-4641578/)

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> [“They do make a molehill out of every bull in a china shop, don’t they,” said Mrs. Pot upon hearing about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/they-do-make-a-molehill-out-of-every-bull-in-a-china-shop-don-t-they/)

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[Poison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poison/)

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> [“His philosophy: the only point of being alive is to kill time as pleasantly as possible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/his-philosophy-the-only-point-of-being-alive-is-to-kill-time-as/)

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[Philosophy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philosophy/)

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> [“Sixty-four percent of the elderly believe in the right to end their lives in a humane manner once they’ve had enough.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/sixty-four-percent-of-the-elderly-believe-in-the-right-to-end-their/)

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[Elderly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elderly/)

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> [“In Norway they’re watching a TV show that’s just twelve hours of nonstop knitting: “from sheep to sweater.” To promote the notion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/in-norway-they-re-watching-a-tv-show-that-s-just-twelve-hours-of/)

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[Knitting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knitting/)

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> [“Mrs. Aupers is relatively new here. She has taken to reading aloud the newspaper obituaries at coffee every morning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/mrs-aupers-is-relatively-new-here-she-has-taken-to-reading-aloud-the/)

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[Every morning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-morning/)

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> [“Then there’s Edward. A man of few words. He is hard to understand because of his stroke, but he chooses his nearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/then-there-s-edward-a-man-of-few-words-he-is-hard-to-understand/)

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[Edward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/edward/)

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> [“Life in here consists of either never or always. One day the food is “never served on time and always too hot,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/life-in-here-consists-of-either-never-or-always-one-day-the-food-is/)

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[Food](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food/)

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> [“I don’t like autumn. Yes of course, the colors are nice, but they’re the colors of necrosis.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/i-don-t-like-autumn-yes-of-course-the-colors-are-nice-but-they-re-the/)

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[Autumn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/autumn/)

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> [“My scooter now runs at a top speed of fifteen miles per hour, I think. Cyclists and even some motorcyclists are startled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/my-scooter-now-runs-at-a-top-speed-of-fifteen-miles-per-hour-i-think/)

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[Scooter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scooter/)

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> [“Today is World Alzheimer’s Day. What are you supposed to do with that? Try to remember it?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/today-is-world-alzheimer-s-day-what-are-you-supposed-to-do-with-that/)

[Hendrik Groen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-groen/)

[Dementia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dementia/)

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> [“Be that as it may, every discussion we have here comes down in the end to one incontrovertible truth: we probably won’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/be-that-as-it-may-every-discussion-we-have-here-comes-down-in-the-end/)

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[Incontrovertible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/incontrovertible/)

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> [“An old man has drowned after driving his mobility scooter right into the Princess Margriet Canal at Kootstertille”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/an-old-man-has-drowned-after-driving-his-mobility-scooter-right-into/)

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[Drowned](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drowned/)

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> [“Of the people in this home close to turning a hundred, at least half wish to die as soon as possible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/of-the-people-in-this-home-close-to-turning-a-hundred-at-least-half/)

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[People Home](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-home-308836/)

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> [“I am having the kind of day when you wake up totally shattered, do nothing all day, and go to bed at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/i-am-having-the-kind-of-day-when-you-wake-up-totally-shattered-do/)

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[Exhausted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exhausted/)

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> [“I was reminded of this when I read that an old couple—again in Belgium—had tumbled down the stairs together. Both died; rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/i-was-reminded-of-this-when-i-read-that-an-old-couple-again-in/)

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[Coincidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coincidence/)

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> [“Analysts of world events at our coffee table are not known for nuance, and are not deterred by lack of understanding either.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/analysts-of-world-events-at-our-coffee-table-are-not-known-for-nuance/)

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[Analysts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analysts/)

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> [“It was one of those days when you're dragging life along behind you like a bag full of sand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/it-was-one-of-those-days-when-you-re-dragging-life-along-behind-you/)

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[Days](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/days/)

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> [“The bill before Parliament proposing that citizens have the right to clean diapers has been withdrawn. Just as I’m having to start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/the-bill-before-parliament-proposing-that-citizens-have-the-right-to/)

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[Diapers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diapers/)

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> [“A dementia patient yesterday stuck a billiard ball in his mouth, and it couldn’t be dislodged by any means.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/a-dementia-patient-yesterday-stuck-a-billiard-ball-in-his-mouth-and/)

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[Patience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/patience/)

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> [“Evert recently asked the assembled, out of the blue, if any of them were still keeping their pubic hair properly trimmed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/evert-recently-asked-the-assembled-out-of-the-blue-if-any-of-them/)

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[Trimmed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trimmed-694917/)

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> [“Only trivial annoyances still matter. “If Greece goes bankrupt the bingo prizes will probably get smaller,” was Mrs. Schouten’s analysis of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/only-trivial-annoyances-still-matter-if-greece-goes-bankrupt-the/)

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[Europe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/europe/)

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> [“Another pet catastrophe: Mrs. Schreuder accidentally vacuumed up her canary while she was cleaning its cage.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/another-pet-catastrophe-mrs-schreuder-accidentally-vacuumed-up-her/)

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[Vacuumed Canary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vacuumed-canary-4727813/)

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> [“I may possibly be a candidate for Alzheimer’s myself, since I’m finding crude jokes much funnier now than I once did. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/i-may-possibly-be-a-candidate-for-alzheimer-s-myself-since-i-m/)

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[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

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> [“I’ve been a bit constipated lately, you see, and the Virgin Mary calendar hangs in the bathroom. It has passages from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/i-ve-been-a-bit-constipated-lately-you-see-and-the-virgin-mary/)

[Hendrik Groen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-groen/)

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## Hendrik Groen by topic

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