“The most difficult thing is when you can’t do anything. When you just have to wait.”
Bram van Velde (1895–1981) Dutch painter
short quotes, 9 November 1965; p. 54
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
“The most difficult thing is not to want anything.”
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
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