The Rembrandt Affair Quotes

“The secrets of survivors are not easily surrendered. They are locked away behind barricaded doors and accessed at great risk to those who possess them.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“Behind every fortune lies a great crime,” said Ramirez. “Honoré de Balzac,”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“flushed slightly, then quickly”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“Humans are natural liars. They mislead and dissemble hundreds of times each day without even realizing it.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“Sanctuary of Evil, his 2006 historical masterwork, detailed how a secret arrangement among the Perón government, the Vatican, the SS, and American intelligence allowed thousands of war criminals to find safe haven in Argentina after the war.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“pointed at me and said, ‘That one. The one”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“They knew all too well that two people could look at the same set of facts and come to radically different conclusions. Such was the nature of intelligence work. Indeed, such was the nature of life itself.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“I wanted to touch the snow. I wanted to see the stars. And part of me wanted to look God directly in the eye and ask Him why He had done this to us.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“the renowned London art dealer Julian Isherwood told the newspaper. “Instead, we should be asking ourselves why it doesn’t happen more often. Little by little, our cultural heritage is being plundered.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“If you nail a hundred million dollars to a poorly guarded wall,” said one beleaguered official from Interpol, “it’s only a matter of time before a determined thief will try to walk away with it.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“Having been brought to the brink of insolvency, Switzerland’s largest banks had been forced to suffer the indignity of a government bailout. Sensing weakness, foreign tax collectors were now clamoring for Swiss financial institutions to lift the veil of secrecy that had shielded their clients for centuries. The gnomes of Zurich, among the wiliest of God’s creatures, had instinctively taken shelter and were waiting patiently for the inclement weather to pass.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“Chiara believed there was no malady that could not be cured by a bit of mineral water or a glass of good red wine.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“Miss Herzfeld kept walking. And she never looked back. Not once. And she never saw her family again. Within three weeks, they were dead. But not Miss Herzfeld. She was alive because she had blonde hair. And her sister had been turned to ashes because hers was dark.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“Remember, darling, one normally doesn't part with the Rembrandt because one is tired of looking at it. One parts with because one needs money. And the last thing a rich person wants is to tell the world that he's not rich anymore. - Julian Isherwood”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“she had read once that the recovery time from a romantic relationship is equal to the life span of the relationship itself.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“My business is hurting, too. Everyone on the street is in trouble. I never thought I would say this, but the world was a much better place when the Americans were still rich.”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“fête”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

“planning to tell me about your little”
― Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair