- “Amsterdam has more than its share of peculiar buildings, but this one is seriously weird. No wonder they cover every surface with the damned Amazon creepers, hiding what’s going on inside.” – Ian McEwan, Amsterdam (1998)
- “The Netherlands is a country that has indeed conquered its place in our hearts. Even more than the fauna and flora of this beautiful country, the people themselves have stolen my heart.” – Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner (2003)
- “Thank goodness for the Dutch. Their language has given me an alternative to the word ‘happiness’.” – Simon Armitage, “Thank Goodness” (2000)
- “It must be a great place to bring up children, the Netherlands, with its laid-back, liberal and forward-looking traditions.” – Joanne Harris, Chocolat (1999)
- “If you see a dodo in the Netherlands, hold on to your hat, you’re in a dream. They’ve been extinct for centuries.” – Terry Pratchett, Snuff (2011)
- “The Netherlands is a country where the water subsides so you can live, but your heart can drown.” – Adriaan van Dis, The Wet Woman (1986)
- “Holland—it’s an amazing country. I love its clashing contradictions. It is a landscape of nature and industry, of windmills and motorway, of flatness and art.” – Tracy Chevalier, The Lady and the Unicorn (2003)
- “Holland, where there are more bicycles than people and more canals than roads.” – Julie Kagawa, The Iron King (2010)
- “The Netherlands remains a land of hope and dreams, where tolerance and freedom have found their sanctuary.” – Salman Rushdie, The Moor’s Last Sigh (1995)
- “The Netherlands, where tulips bloom in colourful splendour, mirroring the vibrancy of its people.” – Lisa See, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005)
WANDERLIST: Ten great travel quotes about the Netherlands
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