Sometimes we think people are like lottery tickets, that they're there to make our most absurd dreams come true. — 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
We seem to live in a world where forgetting and oblivion are an industry in themselves and very, very few people are… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
That's what happens when people reach old age; nobody remembers they've been bastards too. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
People talk too much. Humans aren't descended from monkeys. They come from parrots. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated by the period that goes from the Industrial Revolution to right after World War II. There's something about that period… — 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 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
