... de scherven van de kosmos vind ik in m’n thee (I.K. Bonset/Theo van Doesburg, 1920)
What it is is, you do what you do and pray that they like it... (Woody Allen, 1965)
... when you succeed in defining and cutting things off something, you thereby take the life out of them.
It isn’t any longer as true as when it was incapable of being defined. (John Cage, 1976)
A work of art is never finished, it’s just abandoned. (Paul Valéry)
Ervaring is een vorm van verlamming. (Erik Satie, 1920)
Doet u ook zo uw best om uit de maat te lopen als u op straat een draaiorgel tegenkomt? (Kees van Kooten, 1980)
One day I went to the dentist. Over the radio they said it was the hottest day of the year. However, I was wearing a jacket,
because going to a doctor has always struck me as a somewhat formal occasion. In the midst of his work, Dr. Heyman stopped
and said: „Why don’t you take your jacket off?” I said, „I have a hole in my shirt and that’s why I have my jacket on.”
He said, „Well, I have a hole in my sock, and, if you like, I’ll take my shoes off.” (John Cage, 1944)
... art reach(es) its height at the moment of maximum resistance from the medium. (Clive James)
Niets is zo tijdelijk als eigentijds. (Willem Frederik Hermans)
The best way to make dreams come true is to wake up. (Paul Valéry)