“Deep down we've never been who we think we once were, and we only remember what never happened.”
Source: The Prisoner of Heaven
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Famous Carlos Ruiz Zafon Quotes
“Everything can be forgiven in this world, save telling the truth.”
“That's what happens when people reach old age; nobody remembers they've been bastards too.”
“One mustn't dream of one's future; one must earn it.”
Source: The Prisoner of Heaven
“In principle I'm an atheist, although in fact I have a lot of faith”
“While you're working, you don't have to look life in the eye.”
Source: The Shadow Of The Wind
“Truth is, only the useless get to the top in this country.”
“Sometimes feeling and thinking are one and the same.”
Source: The Angel's Game: The Cemetery of Forgotten
Source: The Prisoner of Heaven: A Novel
“The world's very small when you don't have anywhere to go.”
“There are times and places where not to be anyone is more honourable than to be someone.”
Source: The Prisoner of Heaven
Source: The Shadow Of The Wind
“If people thought a quarter of what they speak, this world would be heaven.”
“Remember me, even if it's only in a corner and secretly. Don't let me go.”
Source: The Shadow Of The Wind
“Destiny doesn't do home visits... you have to go for it yourself.”
“... deep down nobody is bad, only frightened.”
Source: The Prisoner of Heaven: A Novel
“People only disappear when they have somewhere to go”
Source: Marina
“I like to believe that storytelling transcends age limitations.”
Source: The Prince Of Mist
“Childhood devotions make unfaithful and fickle lovers.”
Source: The Shadow Of The Wind
“I always felt that I was a writer, that was what I had to do.”
“I became a writer, a teller of tales, because otherwise I would have died... or worse.”