The Art Thief Quotes

“The best thieves are honest and professional, never mistreating unless mistreated, cautious but never rude. High class thieves are self-righteous, recognize their own value and the value of trust, even in crime”
― Noah Charney, The Art Thief

“Damoclean”
― Noah Charney, The Art Thief

“Look deeper. Observation Harry. We can make a conscious choice to see, not just to look at. Passive versus active viewing. Observation and logical deduction, the two tools that everyone has, and no-one uses”
― Noah Charney, The Art Thief

“Caravaggio to another. I’m sure that’s crossed Ariosto’s mind, Coffin considered. Wonder if he’s more focused on retrieving this one, or if he thinks it’s gone forever, like the Palermo Adoration. Coffin scanned the interior as he took his first step inside. Three officers, one detective, one frantic priest, one missing altarpiece. Three flanking chapels on either side of the nave, each with a piece of art or relic as the focal point, chairs aligned in each, and empty prayer candles, one confessional booth, made of dark, oiled wood, much younger than the church itself, curtain in the front right corner must lead to offices, no holy water in the font, telephone beside the entrance, alarm keypad, motion sensors two feet off the ground along the periphery and across the altar, no locks on the ground-floor windows, not good,”
― Noah Charney, The Art Thief