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“Ik wil niet in een wereld zonder kathedralen leven. Ik heb hun schoonheid en verhevenheid nodig. Ik heb ze nodig als verzet tegen de platvloersheid van de wereld. Ik wil opkijken naar hun stralende kerkramen en me laten verblinden door hun betoverende kleuren. Ik heb hun glans nodig, hun gebiedend zwijgen. Die heb ik nodig als verzet tegen de smerige eenheidskleur van uniformen. Ik wil mijzelf hullen in de bittere kou die in de kerken hangt. (...) Een wereld zonder die dingen zou een wereld zijn waarin ik niet meer wil leven.”

Quote by Pascal Mercier

Book:Night Train to Lisbon
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Night Train to Lisbon

This book follows the journey of a middle-aged man who travels to Lisbon in search of personal and historical truths, intertwining his own life story with the past. more

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Pascal Mercier
Pascal Mercier

Pascal Mercier is a French writer born on June 23, 1944. His works are known for their profound philosophical thinking and unique narrative style. more

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