“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
“few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart. Those first… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“the art of reading is slowly dying, that it’s an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that offers us only… — 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
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
I leafed through the pages, inhaling the enchanted scent of promise that comes with all new books, and stopped to read the… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
Books hold no passports. There's only one true literary tradition: the human. — 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
“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
There are two things that I cannot live without: music and books. Caffeine isn't dignified enough to qualify. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“Well, this is a story about books.” “About books?” “About accursed books, about the man who wrote them, about a character who… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón 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
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
You know, not every good book needs to be a movie, or a television series, or a video game. There's great work… — 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
“Julián is now the bathroom of the chief executive. That day, when I returned to the bookshop after visiting the old house,… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“Max had once read in one of his father's books that some childhood images become engraved in the mind like photographs, like… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
I wondered what on earth she saw in me that could make her want to befriend me, other than a pale reflection… — 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
Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you. — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
The only way you can truly get to know an author is through the trail of ink he leaves behind him. The… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“In the shop we buy and sell them, but in truth books have no owner.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“He let the hours go by lost in the magic of words, shedding his skin and his name, feeling like another person.… — 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
“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
