Writer Quotes by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I always felt that I was a writer, that was what I had to do.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

“Books are boring.' 'Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“...in truth, books have no owner. Every book you see here has been somebody's best friend.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Some like to believe it's the book that chooses the person.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“In the shop we buy and sell them, but in truth books have no owner.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

A book is a mirror that offers us only what we already carry inside us.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

“Never underestimate a writer's vanity, especially that of a mediocre writer. (The Angel's Game)”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

In the shop we buy and sell them, but in truth books have no owner. Every book you see here has been…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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

“To Senor Sempere, the best friend a book could ever have: you opened the doors to the world for me and showed…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“Every book, every volume that you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“Senor Sempere believed that God lives, to a smaller or greater extent, in books, and that is why he devoted his life…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“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

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

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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

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

I knew when I was writing The Angel's Game that a lot of people would be upset that I didn't write Shadow…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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

“This is a place of mystery, Daniel, a sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“I think you are talented and passionate, Isabella. More than you think and less than you expect. But there are a lot…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

A piece of literature can be many things but first of all it must capture its audience. You need to seduce people,…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Once, in my father's bookshop, I heard a regular customer say that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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

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

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

“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

I became a writer, a teller of tales, because otherwise I would have died... or worse.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

“Books are like mirrors , you only see in them what you already have inside you”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you,” answered Julián.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“Ignatius B. Samson, welcome to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

I like to believe that storytelling transcends age limitations.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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

When 'The Shadow of the Wind' became a success I had already been a working writer, I'd been through the ups and…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon