Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you. — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“I started off for home, where I planned to recruit a good book and hide away from the world.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“In the shop we buy & sell them, but in truth books have no owner.” — 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
“I was no longer able to hear the music that issues from a decent piece of prose.” — 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
“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
“But if you like, you can come share a tasty meal of bread, raisins, and fresh Burgos cheese. With that, and The… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“Aryami Bose's home had been closed up for years, inhabited only by books and paintings, but the spectre of thousands of memories… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
The greatest multiplex in the universe is inside your mind, and the only ticket you need is a good, well-written novel. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon 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
“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 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
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
I looked up towards the immensity of the labyrinth. "How does one choose a single book among so many?" Isaac shrugged his… — 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
Mention the gothic, and many readers will probably picture gloomy castles and an assortment of sinister Victoriana. However, the truth is that… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“Perhaps if by chance I was seen arranging the shop window in my underpants, some lady in need of strong literary emotions… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
I would like to save all books, those that are banned, those that are burned, or forgotten with contempt by the mandarins… — 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
“All holy books are, above all, great stories whose plots deal with the basic aspects of human nature, setting them within a… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“Write,” he said. “I’ll write to you as soon as I get there,” answered Julián. “No. Not to me. Write books. Not… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
As readers, we want not only a strong story, but also characters we can relate to, characters that feel real. We have… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
I couldn't help thinking that if I, by pure chance, had found a whole universe in a single unknown book, buried in… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“[Fables] teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches.… — 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
The thing is that my first novel, which was basically a mystery adventure story, won quite an important award in Spain for… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“Never before had I felt trapped, so seduced and caught up in a story,' Clara explained, 'the way I did with that… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“The bookseller handed me the book and winked. "Have a good look at it, little dumpling. I don't want you coming back… — 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
“I knew that Clara kept Carax's book in a glass cabinet by the arch of the balcony. I crept up to it.… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“I found my father asleep in his dining-room armchair, with a blanket over his legs and his favorite book open in his… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón 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
“Never before had I felt trapped, seduced, and caught up in a story,' Clara explained, 'the way I did with that book.… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“As it unfolded, the structure of the story began to remind me of one of those Russian dolls that contain innumerable diminishing… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón 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
“a story is a letter the author writes to himself to tell what he wouldn't discover otherwise.” — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“nations never see themselves clearly in the mirror, much less when war preys on their minds.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 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 create a… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
![“[Fables] teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches. This is what any of the religious texts teach us. They're all tales about characters who must confront life and overcome obstacles, figures…” quote by Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/22c/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_books_fables-teach-us-that-human-beings-learn_764106.jpg)
