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Reading Quotes by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

19 Reading quotes by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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If you’ve ever felt the pull of a good story, these 19 snippets from Carlos Ruiz Zafon capture why we turn pages. His words echo the quiet thrill of getting lost between covers, making this a handy stop for anyone who loves the magic of a well‑read book.

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“the day women are allowed to learn to read and write the world will become ungovernable.”

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“She's a bit nutty. She spends all day reading.”

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“I started off for home, where I planned to recruit a good book and hide away from the world.”

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That book taught me that by reading, I could live more intensely. It could give me back the sight I had lost.…

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“My favourite place in the whole city was the Sempere & Sons bookshop on Calle Santa Anna. It smelled of old paper…

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“I had never known the pleasure of reading, of exploring the recesses of the soul, of letting myself be carried away by…

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Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader, than the first book that finds its way to his heart.

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Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.

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I had never known the pleasure of reading, of exploring the recesses of the soul, of letting myself be carried away by…

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“the art of reading is slowly dying, that it’s an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that offers us only…

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“Bea says that the art of reading is slowly dying, that it's an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that…

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“He let the hours go by lost in the magic of words, shedding his skin and his name, feeling like another person.…

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“That book taught me that by reading, I could live more intensely. It could give me back the sight I had lost.…

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You have to seduce the reader, manipulate their mind and heart, listen to the music of language. I sometimes think of prose…

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“As I walked in the dark through the tunnels and tunnels of books, I could not help being overcome by a sense…

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“This place is a mystery. A sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see, has a soul. The soul of the person who…

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“Never before had I felt trapped, so seduced and caught up in a story,' Clara explained, 'the way I did with that…

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“I recommend readers to be adventurous and to try things they’ve never heard of or considered reading before. Get out of the…

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“Never before had I felt trapped, seduced, and caught up in a story,' Clara explained, 'the way I did with that book.…

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“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…

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“I carried the trace of her lips, of her breath on my skin through streets full of faceless people escaping from offices and shops.”

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“Nekada davno, u djetinjstvu, možda is toga što sam odrastao među knjigama i knjižarima, odlučio sam da želim postati pisac i živjeti životom punim…

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“nations never see themselves clearly in the mirror, much less when war preys on their minds.”

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People might not agree with me, but I think a woman should have a feminine shape, something you can get your hands on. You,…

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“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…

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“Wise men think and speak alike.”

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“Time plays for the other team.”

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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…

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The haunting of history is ever present in Barcelona. I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me, Madrid is a man and…

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Waiting is the rust of the soul.

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“The main pillar of organized religion, with few exceptions, is the subjugation, repression, even the annulment of women in the group. Woman must accept…

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“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…

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Human beings believe just as they breathe - in order to survive.

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“Darwin was a dreamer, I can assure you. No evolution or anything of the sort. For every one who can reason, I have to…

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