“Believe in the existence of your other self.”
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
“It isn’t action, he suspects, that usually lands a thief in prison. It’s hesitation.”
― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
“The painting seems to have a bubbly effect on both of them, aesthetic champagne.”
― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
“There was truth mixed with the lies, but you don't go wading into a swimming pool filled with vomit to try to drink fresh water.”
― Velvet Was the Night
― Velvet Was the Night
“In the eyes of the law, how a thief steals is more significant than what’s taken: robbing a candy bar with a gun is worse than carrying off a Cranach painting unarmed.”
― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
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