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Princess Fairytale

Comfort

Bookstore Der Literaturladen, Potsdam. 20:00. A man in his forty’s, slightly overweight, shakes my hand as if we have been friends for years, and shouts, “how is Princess Fairytale?” Princess Fairytale is a character in one of my novels and there is something to be said to leave characters alone after the novel has been finished.
A journalist from a local newspaper will conduct an interview in front of the audience.
Most of the questions turn out to be as depressing as communism during the Honecker era.
Again there is only one comfort: Jezus did the same thing.
To win hearts and minds you have to meet retarded or otherwise unhappy people.


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And their eyes look always hungry... A Belgian prof.of philosophy, Frank Vande Veire, recently wrote a good book about (mass)culture and lust, 'Neem en eet, dit is je lichaam'. Even Jezus had to take a break from time to time. Your task, your faith. With sympathy .
The site from the literary agency made me think. It would be quite convenient if one mind could transfer information like two cars can transfer gasoline by a little tube.
It doesn't even have to be that simple, just sponges waiting to be fed.
How much does one lecture pays?