Eros, again now, the loosener of limbs troubles me,Bittersweet, sly, uncontrollable creature….

When a group of people get up from a table, the table doesn’tknow which way any of them will go.

Wer ein Theater füllen will, bedient sich der Dramaturgie. Um es zu leeren genügt Ideologie.

eauty’ is related not to ‘loveliness’ but to a state in which reality plays a part.

See with your soul and not your eyesbecause to dance with the beasts youmust penetrate their disguise.

All that we call sacred history attests that the birth of a poet is the principal event in chronology.

What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the print I have read in my life.

i want to go to the gymand pretend the weight machines are drumsand play the longest drum solo on them

ma chère penchons sur les filons géologiques (my dear let us lean on geographical veins)

One writes a poem when one is so taken up by an emotional concept that one is unable to remain silent.

Water, water, everywhere,And all the boards did shrink;Water, water, everywhere,Nor any drop to drink.

Poetry is an act of peace. Peace goes into the making of a poet as flour goes into the making of bread.

Bedenkelijker dan de veelbesproken verrechtsing van de jongeren, lijkt me de vertrutting van de oudjes.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

And wonder, dread and warhave lingered in that landwhere loss and love in turnhave held the upper hand.