The Mediterranean has the color of mackerel, changeable I mean. You do…

Vincent Van Gogh
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The Mediterranean has the color of mackerel, changeable I mean. You don't always know if it is green or violet, you can't even say it's blue, because the next moment the changing reflection has taken on a tint of rose or gray. ✨ Vincent van Gogh (1963). Letters, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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The Mediterranean has the color of mackerel, changeable I mean. You don't always know if it is green or violet, you can't even say it's blue, because the next moment the changing reflection has taken on a tint of rose or gray. ✨ Vincent van Gogh (1963). Letters, Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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