She had nothing to do all day ... but did it with the greatest possible speed.

- Cees Nooteboom

I find it unbearable to need a body in order to exist.

- Cees Nooteboom

Memory is like a dog that lies down where it pleases.

- Cees Nooteboom

Conversations consist for the most part of things one does not say.

- Cees Nooteboom

Through men ... you learn how the world is. Through women you learn what it is.

- Cees Nooteboom

I am a hindrance to the world, and the world is a hindrance to me.

- Cees Nooteboom

Man is a sad mammal that combs its hair.

- Cees Nooteboom

I have never cared much for people. Most of them are cowards, conformists, muddleheads, moneygrubbers, and they infect each other.

- Cees Nooteboom

Surely one zoo in the world should have the courage to draw the ultimate conclusion about our ancestry? A cage with Homo Sapiens in all its varying f…

- Cees Nooteboom