I had never known the pleasure of reading, of exploring the recesses of the soul, of letting myself be carried away by… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
The wider the author's arsenal of tools and the better technically equipped the storyteller is, the better the tale will be. — 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
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
“...in truth, books have no owner. Every book you see here has been somebody's best friend.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
...until that moment I had not understood that this was a story about lonely people, about absence and loss, and that that… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“And as he watched them walk out of the orphanage, Thomas Carter would think of their lives as the blank pages of… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
My childhood was surrounded by books and writing. From a very early age I was fascinated by storytelling, by the printed word,… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon 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
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
“the day women are allowed to learn to read and write the world will become ungovernable.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
Write," he said. "I'll write to you as soon as I get there," answered Julian. "No. Not to me. Write books. Not… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“As I walked in the dark through the tunnels and tunnels of books, I could not help being overcome by a sense… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón 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
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
“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
“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
“Ignatius B. Samson, welcome to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books.” — 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
“... Few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart. Those… — 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 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
“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
“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
“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
