Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you. — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“In the shop we buy and sell them, but in truth books have no owner.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“...in truth, books have no owner. Every book you see here has been somebody's best friend.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“Books are boring.' 'Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you,” answered Julián.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“My favourite place in the whole city was the Sempere & Sons bookshop on Calle Santa Anna. It smelled of old paper… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
I'm a voracious reader, and I like to explore all sorts of writing without prejudice and without paying any attention to labels,… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“Every book, every volume that you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“To Senor Sempere, the best friend a book could ever have: you opened the doors to the world for me and showed… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader, than the first book that finds its way to his heart. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“Never underestimate a writer's vanity, especially that of a mediocre writer. (The Angel's Game)” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
In the shop we buy and sell them, but in truth books have no owner. Every book you see here has been… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“This is a place of mystery, Daniel, a sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
I quarreled with every word, every phrase and expression, every image and letter as if they were the last I was ever… — 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
“Bea says that the art of reading is slowly dying, that it's an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
It's hard work, writing, you know. Honestly, a fight every day against your own limitations. You have to squeeze books out of… — 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
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is like the greatest, most fantastic library you could ever imagine. It's a labyrinth of books with… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“Senor Sempere believed that God lives, to a smaller or greater extent, in books, and that is why he devoted his life… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón 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
“I think you are talented and passionate, Isabella. More than you think and less than you expect. But there are a lot… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“This place is a mystery. A sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see, has a soul. The soul of the person who… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“That book taught me that by reading, I could live more intensely. It could give me back the sight I had lost.… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
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… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a story.… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
Once, in my father's bookshop, I heard a regular customer say that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“I recommend readers to be adventurous and to try things they’ve never heard of or considered reading before. Get out of the… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“Ignatius B. Samson, welcome to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“Books are like mirrors , you only see in them what you already have inside you” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
A book is a mirror that offers us only what we already carry inside us. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
I became a writer, a teller of tales, because otherwise I would have died... or worse. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“Do you know the best thing about broken hearts?' the librarian asked. I shook my head. 'They can only really break once.… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón 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
