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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 3

> [“Mrs. Aupers has taken to walking backward of late, because she thinks it makes her have to pee less often.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/mrs-aupers-has-taken-to-walking-backward-of-late-because-she-thinks/)

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[Backward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backward/)

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> [“Yesterday I counted how many times I heard, in so many words, that it’s ever so cold for this time of year.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/yesterday-i-counted-how-many-times-i-heard-in-so-many-words-that-it-s/)

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[Counted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/counted/)

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> [“Afterwards Eefje and I moseyed down to the water to dip our toes into the North Sea. Arm in arm.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/afterwards-eefje-and-i-moseyed-down-to-the-water-to-dip-our-toes-into/)

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[North sea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/north-sea/)

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> [“If Nature’s role is to bring cheer to a person’s life, it certainly doesn’t do the job in the room of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/if-nature-s-role-is-to-bring-cheer-to-a-person-s-life-it-certainly/)

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[Cheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheer/)

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> [“The three Rs apply not only to children, but also to the elderly: Rest, Recreation and Routine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/the-three-rs-apply-not-only-to-children-but-also-to-the-elderly-rest/)

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[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [“They do say that freezing to death, like drowning, is a good way to die. If you can believe those who lived…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/they-do-say-that-freezing-to-death-like-drowning-is-a-good-way-to-die/)

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[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

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> [“I tend to choose the path of least confrontation. My specialty: wanting to please everybody.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/i-tend-to-choose-the-path-of-least-confrontation-my-specialty-wanting/)

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[Choose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choose/)

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> [“Before dinner I had tea with Mrs. Visser. Her conversation is even more tepid than her tea.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/before-dinner-i-had-tea-with-mrs-visser-her-conversation-is-even-more/)

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[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

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> [“Grietje showed me a photograph of the “Beach Room” at the Happy Days Nursing Home. (A name like that always makes me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/grietje-showed-me-a-photograph-of-the-beach-room-at-the-happy-days/)

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[Crashing waves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crashing-waves/)

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> [“You have been changing your underwear, haven’t you, Mr. Groen?” the fat lady from housekeeping would probably ask. What I’d like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/you-have-been-changing-your-underwear-haven-t-you-mr-groen-the-fat/)

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[Underwear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/underwear/)

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> [“There we go: yesterday we had the first complaints about the warm weather! “It always gets so muggy here in the Netherlands!”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/there-we-go-yesterday-we-had-the-first-complaints-about-the-warm/)

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[Warm weather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/warm-weather/)

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> [“He showed us his new bracelet, proud as a peacock. He maintained that his mother-in-law had given it to him. It read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/he-showed-us-his-new-bracelet-proud-as-a-peacock-he-maintained-that/)

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[Bracelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bracelet/)

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> [“Grietje said that when the illness is advanced, you might walk right past a mirror without recognizing it’s you. She said she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/grietje-said-that-when-the-illness-is-advanced-you-might-walk-right/)

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[Past Mirror](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/past-mirror-902961/)

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> [“The oldest man in the Netherlands is now Tjeerd Epema, 106. If I were to reach his age, I’d be looking at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/the-oldest-man-in-the-netherlands-is-now-tjeerd-epema-106-if-i-were/)

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[Oldest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/oldest/)

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> [“Teenagers are embarrassed by old people. Old people don’t get it, are hard of hearing, don’t even own a computer, are slow,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/teenagers-are-embarrassed-by-old-people-old-people-don-t-get-it-are/)

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[Computers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computers/)

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> [“Two beds down, a woman was with her husband who had just come out of surgery. All she talked about for half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/two-beds-down-a-woman-was-with-her-husband-who-had-just-come-out-of/)

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[Marriage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/marriage/)

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> [“In contrast to what you’d expect, narrow-mindedness increases and tolerance lessens with the onset of old age. “Old and wise” is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/in-contrast-to-what-you-d-expect-narrow-mindedness-increases-and/)

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[Narrow mindedness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/narrow-mindedness/)

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> [“He is to be operated on tomorrow morning, and if everything goes well, he’ll wake up with only a couple of toes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/he-is-to-be-operated-on-tomorrow-morning-and-if-everything-goes-well/)

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[Toes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/toes/)

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> [“An eighty-year-old man has managed to climb Mount Everest. I have enough trouble stepping up on the curb. It isn’t fair.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/an-eighty-year-old-man-has-managed-to-climb-mount-everest-i-have/)

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

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> [“Even though I had forgotten to take along an extra incontinence pad, yesterday was a good day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/even-though-i-had-forgotten-to-take-along-an-extra-incontinence-pad/)

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[Good day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-day/)

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> [“It was simply an outrage to have to go for an entire day without being able to buy cheese crackers or hairspray.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/it-was-simply-an-outrage-to-have-to-go-for-an-entire-day-without/)

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[Eastern europe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eastern-europe/)

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> [“In the elderly, that hormone surge can be just as great as in younger people. Says the newspaper. Which might explain why,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/in-the-elderly-that-hormone-surge-can-be-just-as-great-as-in-younger/)

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

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> [“I’m determined to be a big spender in my old age. I want to empty my savings account before I no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/i-m-determined-to-be-a-big-spender-in-my-old-age-i-want-to-empty-my/)

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

[Old age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/old-age/)

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> [“The hemming and hawing is courtesy of Mrs. Duchamps, head of nursing, a small, snippy woman who always seems to know best.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/the-hemming-and-hawing-is-courtesy-of-mrs-duchamps-head-of-nursing-a/)

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[Mrs Duchamps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mrs-duchamps-2423765/)

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> [“Some residents will scoot back inside their rooms, because they think dementia is contagious. Or maybe it’s not, but you never know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/some-residents-will-scoot-back-inside-their-rooms-because-they-think/)

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

[Cancer patients](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cancer-patients/)

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> [“What if the paramedics don’t notice your DO NOT RESUSCITATE bracelet until they’ve got your ticker going again with a powerful electric…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/what-if-the-paramedics-don-t-notice-your-do-not-resuscitate-bracelet/)

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

[Electric shock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/electric-shock/)

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> [“I really must make a point of asking my geriatrician next time if there’s anything that can be done about the leaky…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/i-really-must-make-a-point-of-asking-my-geriatrician-next-time-if/)

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[Long ago](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/long-ago/)

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> [“It could be worse: in America, Carrie C. White turned 116 before she died, seventy-five of those years in a mental institution.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/it-could-be-worse-in-america-carrie-c-white-turned-116-before-she/)

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[Died Seventy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/died-seventy-360721/)

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> [“Nursing homes have over the past few years seen an unprecedented influx of old coots who are no longer able to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/nursing-homes-have-over-the-past-few-years-seen-an-unprecedented/)

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[Nursing Homes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nursing-homes-1129459/)

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> [“One of the most exciting moments of the day: what kind of cookies will we have with our tea and coffee today?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/one-of-the-most-exciting-moments-of-the-day-what-kind-of-cookies-will/)

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[Doughnuts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doughnuts/)

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> [“Code Red yesterday, wind force 10. Nobody went outside. Every storm inevitably brings up the old story about stubborn old Mrs. Gravenbeek,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/code-red-yesterday-wind-force-10-nobody-went-outside-every-storm/)

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

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> [“I’ll give God one last chance: if at three o’clock this afternoon I suddenly find myself able to run the 100-yard dash…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/i-ll-give-god-one-last-chance-if-at-three-o-clock-this-afternoon-i/)

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[Last chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/last-chance/)

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> [“Grietje had chosen a film in 3D for us to see, which was for all of us a new experience: Cars, really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/grietje-had-chosen-a-film-in-3d-for-us-to-see-which-was-for-all-of-us/)

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[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [“There’s an initiative called An Outing with Grandma. Children are rounded up to spend a day with some poor granny, no relation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/there-s-an-initiative-called-an-outing-with-grandma-children-are/)

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[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [“Jealousy in old age sometimes goes to ridiculous lengths. Owing to the overabundance of women here, the married ladies do not like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/jealousy-in-old-age-sometimes-goes-to-ridiculous-lengths-owing-to-the/)

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[Jealousy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jealousy/)

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> [“I might as well go and sit in the Conversation Lounge downstairs. Complaining is pastime number one down there. I don’t think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/i-might-as-well-go-and-sit-in-the-conversation-lounge-downstairs/)

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[Aches and pains](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aches-and-pains/)

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> [“At the other end of the spectrum we have fat Mr. Bakker. His record: one entire Limburg apple crumb cake and half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/at-the-other-end-of-the-spectrum-we-have-fat-mr-bakker-his-record-one/)

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

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> [“Mr. Bakker, this home’s biggest pain in the neck, ran his Canta through the car wash but forgot to close his window.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/mr-bakker-this-home-s-biggest-pain-in-the-neck-ran-his-canta-through/)

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[Car wash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car-wash/)

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> [“A kerfuffle again last night at dinner: Indonesian fried rice on the menu. Most of the old folk in here are of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/a-kerfuffle-again-last-night-at-dinner-indonesian-fried-rice-on-the/)

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

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> [“So indeed, yesterday I attended Feel Good Fitness. It was my first time. And also my last. When it was over and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-groen/so-indeed-yesterday-i-attended-feel-good-fitness-it-was-my-first-time/)

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

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## Hendrik Groen by topic

[Time (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/hendrik-groen/)

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