Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Carl Bard: AKA Carl Sandburg. American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. He won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his poetry and another for a biography of Abraham Lincoln. While no one can go back and make a brand new beginning, everyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.  … Lees verder Carl Bard

Emil Mihai Cioran: (Rășinari, 8 April 1911 – Paris, 20 June 1995). Romanian-French philosopher, who published several works in Romanian and French. In the shadow of existentialism, he elaborated his own thinking, which can be called ‘existential pessimism’. His work is known for its pervasive philosophical pessimism with themes such as futility, temporality, antinatalism, irony… Lees verder Emil Cioran

Mary Shelley: Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. (London, 30 August 1797 – there, 1 February 1851) English writer. The beginning is always today.        

Toon Verhoeven: Dutch writer. (1941-2017) Known for the section Terzijde in the newspaper Vrij Nederland. The one-liners were one of the pillars of the magazine. In 2003, creator Toon Verhoeven retired. Introvert: dreaming of having a nightmare.

Karl Wolf Biermann: (Hamburg, 15 November 1936). Political poet and singer from Germany. Biermann’s work is centred on a divided Germany and fundamentally criticised the Stalinist regime of the former East Germany. I am afraid of people who only ever love humanity and never individual people.            

Gloria Fuertes García: (28 July 1917 – 27 November 1998). Spanish poet, author of children’s literature, and regular participant in children’s television shows. She was part of the post-war literary movement of postismo, and a member of the Generation of ’50. Her work focused on gender equality, pacifism, and environmentalism. A library is a second… Lees verder Gloria Fuertes

Yehudi Menuhin: Baron Menuhin. (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999). American-born British violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. He played the Soil Stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari.… Lees verder Yehudi Menuhin

William Robertson Davies: (28 August 1913 – 2 December 1995) Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada’s best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished “men of letters”, a term Davies gladly accepted for himself. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential… Lees verder Robertson Davies

George Michael: Born Georgios Kyriacos Panagiotou. (East Finchley (London), 25 June 1963 – Goring-on-Thames, 25 December 2016). British pop singer, songwriter and music producer. Michael was one of the most successful singers of the 1980s and 1990s. He won two Grammys and sold more than 100 million records worldwide. He was the most played artist… Lees verder George Michael

Ronald Edgar Giphart: (Dordrecht, 17 December 1965). Dutch writer and disc jockey. He became known for books such as Ik ook van jou (1992) and Phileine zegt sorry (1996), which were also filmed. Every time, it turns out that the women of your dreams are also basically the women of your nightmares.      … Lees verder Ronald Giphart