Oliver VII Quotes

“No había dudas. Lenta, aterradoramente, como una fragata antigua con todos sus aparejos, su mujer franqueaba la entrada.”
― Antal Szerb, Oliver VII

“Here we have Diogenes, His Highness’ favourite canary. Things are starting to take shape.”
― Antal Szerb, Oliver VII

“What I mean is, within a decade or two, the Americans, the nouveaux-riches of that brash new culture, will reach the point where they have amassed unimaginable sums of money, and with it they will want to lay their hands on timeless treasures of art”
― Antal Szerb, Oliver VII

“He spoke French, taking it for granted that every painter knew the language, a common assumption in those years before the war, when Paris dictated the tone”
― Antal Szerb, Oliver VII

“You don’t think anyone with any intelligence will believe this chum of yours is a king? This infant? This halfwit? It’s a joke. The moment your mister claps eyes on this king of yours, the whole thing’ll go up in smoke.”
― Antal Szerb, Oliver VII