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Carlos Ruiz Zafon Quotes

Total quotes: 14
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind
Tagged: Books, Reading, Reflections, reflective, self
“Don’t be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Angel's Game
Tagged: Fear, Choices
“I was raised among books, making invisible friends in pages that seemed cast from dust and whose smell I carry on my hands to this day.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind
Tagged: Books, Reading, Book Lover, Book Worm, Literature, Best Reading Quotes
“Do you know the best thing about broken hearts? They can only really break once the rest is just scratches.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Angel's Game
Tagged: Sad, Loneliness, Poetic
“I don’t suppose you have many friends. Neither do I. I don’t trust people who say they have a lot of friends. It’s a sure sign that they don’t really know anyone.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Angel's Game
Tagged: Friendships, Independence, Solitude, Trust Issues
“Poetry is written with tears, fiction with blood, and history with invisible ink.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Angel's Game
Tagged: Literature, Passion
“I could tell you it’s the heart, but what is really killing him is loneliness. Memories are worse than bullets.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind
Tagged: Loneliness, Pain, Sadness, Memories, Looking Back, Remembering the past
“Perhaps for that very reason, I adored her all the more, because of the eternal human stupidity of pursuing those who hurt us the most.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind
Tagged: Love, Heartbreak, pain in love, Unrequited Love, admiration, admiring someone
“...those who really love, love in silence, with deeds and not with words.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind
Tagged: Love, romance, In love, action in love, loving one another
“Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind
Tagged: Destiny, Hooker, Thief
“People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough.’”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind
Tagged: Life Lessons, Deep Thoughts, Life, Complicating Things
“You end up becoming what you see in the eyes of those you love.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Angel's Game
Tagged: Love, Self & Identity, Self Confidence, self awareness, Self Acceptance, Loved Ones, Self-perspective
“I’ve decided I’d rather live my life than write about it.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Angel's Game
Tagged: Life, Living, Writing, Action
“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind
Tagged: book, Writing, Dreams, Spiritual Growth
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