That is the difference between gods and men. Gods can chang… - Cees Nooteboom

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That is the difference between gods and men. Gods can change themselves; humans can only be changed.

Cees Nooteboom

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About Cees Nooteboom

Cees Nooteboom (born July 31, 1933, in The Hague), Dutch author, frequently mentioned for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Native Name: Cees Noteboom

Alternative Names: Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Maria Nooteboom

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