All true stories begin and end in a cemetery" - The Shadow of the Wind — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
It’s a story of love, of hatred, and of the dreams that live in the shadow of the wind. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
Army, Marriage, the Church, and Baking: the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. Fermin Romero de Torres - The Shadow of the Wind. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
When 'The Shadow of the Wind' became a success I had already been a working writer, I'd been through the ups and… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
As I walked, I ran my fingers along the spines of hundreds of books. I let myself be imbued with the smell,… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
I knew when I was writing The Angel's Game that a lot of people would be upset that I didn't write Shadow… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
In those days, Christmas still retained a certain aura of magic and mystery. The powdery light of winter, the hopeful expressions of… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
A big success can be very confusing if it comes too early in your life. When you are young, you are more… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
A piece of literature can be many things but first of all it must capture its audience. You need to seduce people,… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
Well, this is a story about books." About books?" About accursed books, about a man who wrote them, about a character who… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“Our world will not die as a result of the bomb, as the papers say, it will die of laughter, of banality, of making a joke… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share
“I carried the trace of her lips, of her breath on my skin through streets full of faceless people escaping from offices and shops.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share
“Nekada davno, u djetinjstvu, možda is toga što sam odrastao među knjigama i knjižarima, odlučio sam da želim postati pisac i živjeti životom punim… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share
“nations never see themselves clearly in the mirror, much less when war preys on their minds.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share
People might not agree with me, but I think a woman should have a feminine shape, something you can get your hands on. You,… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share
“But I couldn't absorb the idea that death could actually walk by my side, with a human face and a heart that was poisoned… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share
Once I'd worked out that I couldn't possibly expect people to enjoy a monstrous, 3000-page book, I realised I could in fact create a… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share
The haunting of history is ever present in Barcelona. I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me, Madrid is a man and… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share
“The main pillar of organized religion, with few exceptions, is the subjugation, repression, even the annulment of women in the group. Woman must accept… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share
“Bea says that the art of reading is slowly dying, that it's an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that offers us… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share
“Darwin was a dreamer, I can assure you. No evolution or anything of the sort. For every one who can reason, I have to… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share
