811 Quotes by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Over time, loneliness gets inside you and doesn't go away.

Durante anos fugi sem saber de quê. Julguei que, se corresse atrás do horizonte, as sombras do passado se afastariam do meu caminho. Julguei que, se criasse suficiente distância, as vozes da minha mente se calariam para sempre.

Malo stvari čitatelja može obilježiti onako kako to čini prva knjiga koja pronađe put do njegova srca. Te prve slike, odjek riječi za koje mislimo da su ostale za nama, prate nas cijeloga života i u našem sjećanju klešu palaču kojoj ćemo se, ranije ili kasnije - koliko god knjiga pročitali, koliko god svjetova otkrili, koliko god naučili ili zaboravili - jednom vratiti.

The only way you can truly get to know an author is through the trail of ink he leaves behind him. The person you think you see is only an empty character: truth is always hidden in fiction.

—Alguien dijo una vez que en el momento en que te paras a pensar si quieres a alguien, ya has dejado de quererle para siempre —dije.

Never trust anyone, Daniel, especially the people you admire. Those are the ones who will make you suffer the worst blows.

Never trust he who trusts everyone.

More or less everyone has lost someone, whatever side they belong to.

¿No escribe uno acaso para entenderse mejor a sí mismo y al mundo?