--- title: "11 Shadow of the wind Quotes By Carlos Ruiz Zafon" description: "11 Shadow of the wind quotes by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Plus more from Carlos Ruiz Zafon and more Shadow of the wind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/666/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_change_the-success-of-the-shadow-of-the-wind-ma_778489.jpg" --- > [The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/the-success-of-the-shadow-of-the-wind-made-me-very-happy-but-it-did/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/666/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_change_the-success-of-the-shadow-of-the-wind-ma_778489.jpg) > [“... und in der schwärzesten Nacht meines Lebens sah ich Sterne.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/und-in-der-schw-rzesten-nacht-meines-lebens-sah-ich-sterne/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_shadow-of-the-wind_und-in-der-schw-rzesten-nacht-meines-leb_956359.jpg) > [Army, Marriage, the Church, and Baking: the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. Fermin Romero de Torres - The Shadow of the Wind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/army-marriage-the-church-and-baking-the-four-horseman-of-the/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_apocalypse_army-marriage-the-church-and-baking-the_1394270.jpg) > [It’s a story of love, of hatred, and of the dreams that live in the shadow of the wind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/it-s-a-story-of-love-of-hatred-and-of-the-dreams-that-live-in-the/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_dream_it-s-a-story-of-love-of-hatred-and-of-th_285244.jpg) > [All true stories begin and end in a cemetery" - The Shadow of the Wind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/all-true-stories-begin-and-end-in-a-cemetery-the-shadow-of-the-wind/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/916/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_cemetery_all-true-stories-begin-and-end-in-a-ceme_398618.jpg) > [When 'The Shadow of the Wind' became a success I had already been a working writer, I'd been through the ups and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/when-the-shadow-of-the-wind-became-a-success-i-had-already-been-a/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_became_when-the-shadow-of-the-wind-became-a-suc_2714072.jpg) > [“Jacinta never told Penelope that she loved her. The nurse knew that those who really love, love in silence, with deeds and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/jacinta-never-told-penelope-that-she-loved-her-the-nurse-knew-that/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eae/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_carlos-ruiz-zafon_jacinta-never-told-penelope-that-she-lov_936087.jpg) > [Well, this is a story about books." About books?" About accursed books, about a man who wrote them, about a character who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/well-this-is-a-story-about-books-about-books-about-accursed-books/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f1/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_betrayal_well-this-is-a-story-about-books-about-b_122823.jpg) > [“Well, this is a story about books.” “About books?” “About accursed books, about the man who wrote them, about a character who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/well-this-is-a-story-about-books-about-books-about-accursed-books-2/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_accursed_well-this-is-a-story-about-books-about-b_2812486.jpg) > [I knew when I was writing The Angel's Game that a lot of people would be upset that I didn't write Shadow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/i-knew-when-i-was-writing-the-angel-s-game-that-a-lot-of-people-would/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_angel_i-knew-when-i-was-writing-the-angel-s-ga_1916777.jpg) > [A big success can be very confusing if it comes too early in your life. When you are young, you are more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/a-big-success-can-be-very-confusing-if-it-comes-too-early-in-your/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24a/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_anxious_a-big-success-can-be-very-confusing-if-i_1673921.jpg) ## More by Carlos Ruiz Zafon > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/our-world-will-not-die-as-a-result-of-the-bomb-as-the-papers-say-it/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [“I carried the trace of her lips, of her breath on my skin through streets full of faceless people escaping from offices and shops.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/i-carried-the-trace-of-her-lips-of-her-breath-on-my-skin-through/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [“Nekada davno, u djetinjstvu, možda is toga što sam odrastao među knjigama i knjižarima, odlučio sam da želim postati pisac i živjeti životom punim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/nekada-davno-u-djetinjstvu-mo-da-is-toga-to-sam-odrastao-me-u/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [“nations never see themselves clearly in the mirror, much less when war preys on their minds.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/nations-never-see-themselves-clearly-in-the-mirror-much-less-when-war/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [People might not agree with me, but I think a woman should have a feminine shape, something you can get your hands on. You,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/people-might-not-agree-with-me-but-i-think-a-woman-should-have-a/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/but-i-couldn-t-absorb-the-idea-that-death-could-actually-walk-by-my/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [“Wise men think and speak alike.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/wise-men-think-and-speak-alike/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [“Time plays for the other team.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/time-plays-for-the-other-team/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/once-i-d-worked-out-that-i-couldn-t-possibly-expect-people-to-enjoy-a/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [The haunting of history is ever present in Barcelona. I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me, Madrid is a man and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/the-haunting-of-history-is-ever-present-in-barcelona-i-see-cities-as/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [Waiting is the rust of the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/waiting-is-the-rust-of-the-soul/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [“The main pillar of organized religion, with few exceptions, is the subjugation, repression, even the annulment of women in the group. Woman must accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/the-main-pillar-of-organized-religion-with-few-exceptions-is-the/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/bea-says-that-the-art-of-reading-is-slowly-dying-that-it-s-an/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [Human beings believe just as they breathe - in order to survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/human-beings-believe-just-as-they-breathe-in-order-to-survive/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) > [“Darwin was a dreamer, I can assure you. No evolution or anything of the sort. For every one who can reason, I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/darwin-was-a-dreamer-i-can-assure-you-no-evolution-or-anything-of-the/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shadow-of-the-wind/carlos-ruiz-zafon/#itemlist", "name": "11 Shadow of the wind Quotes By Carlos Ruiz Zafon", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way I was.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carlos Ruiz Zafon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/the-success-of-the-shadow-of-the-wind-made-me-very-happy-but-it-did/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/666/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_change_the-success-of-the-shadow-of-the-wind-ma_778489.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/666/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_change_the-success-of-the-shadow-of-the-wind-ma_778489.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/666/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_change_the-success-of-the-shadow-of-the-wind-ma_778489.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way…” — Carlos Ruiz Zafon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“... und in der schwärzesten Nacht meines Lebens sah ich Sterne.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carlos Ruiz Zafon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/und-in-der-schw-rzesten-nacht-meines-lebens-sah-ich-sterne/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_shadow-of-the-wind_und-in-der-schw-rzesten-nacht-meines-leb_956359.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_shadow-of-the-wind_und-in-der-schw-rzesten-nacht-meines-leb_956359.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_shadow-of-the-wind_und-in-der-schw-rzesten-nacht-meines-leb_956359.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“... und in der schwärzesten Nacht meines Lebens sah ich Sterne.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Army, Marriage, the Church, and Baking: the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. 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It’s a story of love, of hatred, and of the dreams that live in the shadow of the wind.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carlos Ruiz Zafon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/well-this-is-a-story-about-books-about-books-about-accursed-books-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_accursed_well-this-is-a-story-about-books-about-b_2812486.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_accursed_well-this-is-a-story-about-books-about-b_2812486.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_accursed_well-this-is-a-story-about-books-about-b_2812486.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Well, this is a story about books.” “About books?” “About accursed books, about the man who wrote them…” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I knew when I was writing The Angel's Game that a lot of people would be upset that I didn't write Shadow Of The Wind 2. That's okay, that's part of the game. You do what you have to do. If they like it, great. If they don't, too bad. 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