“To me, however, the greatest blessing is that we do not know whether it is there. If we already knew, we would not have this opportunity—there would be only be posturing in closed meeting rooms over how much money can be made from it, and by whom. There would be no scientific exploration, no mystery, and no journey. Not knowing whether the painting is there is the best part of all.”
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Dave Yoder in our Q&A on The Search for the Lost Da Vinci, an incredibly ambitious project with an amazing story (literally a search for a lost Leonardo masterpiece, The Battle of Anghiari). (via kickstarter)