Among senators: a man, a woman, about the things of life

Two professors, two senators. A woman and a man. A member of the sp.a and a member of the CD&V. Two fifty-somethings with a strong opinion. A collection of quotes from senators from a distant past, a weekend and an apartment with a view of the sea. This leads to capriciously meandering, sometimes deadly serious, sometimes funny but always fascinating conversations between two rich minds. With opinions that are surprisingly often the same, only to jump away from each other, collide and come together again. And with silences. Marleen Temmerman (sp.a) and Rik Torfs (CD&V) enter into confrontation, seek to understand, sometimes end up in misunderstanding. About faith: 'I understand what you say, but I don't understand you.' About children: 'You may well be proud of your children, but don't think that they will make you immortal.' Two people in conversation with each other, people who have a lot in common, but who think that each other voted for the wrong party... * Why CD&V and sp.a and not Open Vld or Groen? * What does material possession mean? * Does it affect you when good ideas are razed to the ground? * How important is it to be not only a senator, but also a professor? * What is 'ambition' and what would you ultimately like to achieve in your life? * What is the situation with those women's quotas, sense or nonsense? * What are really the most important things in life?