Karel Appel (1921–2006) Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet
in interview with nl:Ischa Meyer, c. 1988
quote c. 1988 - from ('RM'), 157; p. 41
Karel Appel, a gesture of colour' (1992/2009)
“The sky is blue today, Max, and there is a big long cloud, and it's stretched out, like a rope. At the end of it, the sun is
like a yellow hole…”
— Markus Zusak, book The Book Thief
Source: The Book Thief
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