“When the scientific experts finished giving their testimony, the presiding judge asked Van Meegeren if he had any comments...He then added dryly that, from now on, the faking of old-master paintings would, of course, be impossible.”
― The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren
― The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren
“He was, besides, one of those men who like to witness their own life, considering any ambition to live it inappropriate”
― Silk
― Silk
“Respeto a los hombres no por las batallas que hayan podido ganar sino por las causas que defienden”
― Dispara, yo ya estoy muerto
― Dispara, yo ya estoy muerto
“Ideas are like beards. Men don’t have them until they grow up”
― Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
― Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
“There’s always something authentic concealed in every forgery”
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