"Chasing Vermeer" Quotes
Two classmates work together to solve an art mystery involving a stolen Vermeer painting.
mystery | 254 pages | Published in 2004
Quotes
When something looks too perfect, it probably is.
When you're in the middle of a mystery, it's hard to stop thinking about it.
Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not?
Even the most beautiful things can be ugly underneath.
The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.
The greatest of mysteries is right under your feet.
Anything is possible, just as the world is infinitely stranger than we can imagine.
The world is full of mysteries, and the more you look, the more there is to see.
The truth is something that burns. It burns off dead wood. And people don’t like having the dead wood burnt off, often because they’re 95 percent dead wood.
The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The really important thing is to profit from your losses.
