811 Quotes by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

I would have preferred someone else to have been in charge of rescuing this story, but once again life has taught me that my role is to be a witness, not the leading actor.

... Few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart. Those first images, the echo of words we think have left behind, accompany us throughout our lives and sculpt a palace in our memory

Una historia no tiene principio ni fin, tan solo puertas de entrada.

Whoever said that childhood is the happiest time of your life is a liar, or a fool.

Una puerta no tiene principio ni fin, tan solo puertas de entrada.

You're in love," he mumbled, full of emotion, patting me on the back. "Poor kid.

Don't be bashful; we're among gentlemen. It's a known fact that we men are the missing link between the pirate and the pig.

I guessed she must be, at most, twenty, but there was something about her manner that made me think she could be ageless. She seemed trapped in that state of perpetual youth reserved for mannequins in shop windows.

Le speranze le hanno le persone, ma i destini li distribuisce il diavolo.