I made the mistake that I wanted to manipulate the truth and make the world just a little more beautiful than it is.

Ik heb de fout gemaakt dat ik de waarheid naar mijn hand heb willen zetten en de wereld net iets mooier wilde maken dan hij is.

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Stapel's own statement in De Volkskrant on 31 October 2011.

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