Carlos Ruiz Zafón quotes

Carlos Ruiz Zafón was a Spanish novelist celebrated for his captivating works of historical fiction and mystery. His most famous book, "The Shadow of the Wind," is part of the acclaimed Cemetery of Forgotten Books series. He became one of the most widely read contemporary authors in the Spanish language. Here are 169 of his quotes:

Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them. (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen. View quote
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Poetry is written with tears, fiction with blood, and history with invisible ink. View quote
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Sometimes we think people are like lottery tickets, that they're there to make our most absurd dreams come true. View quote
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People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough. View quote
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The moment you stop to think about whether you love someone, you've already stopped loving that person forever. View quote
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You women listen more to your heart and less to all the nonsense. That's why you live longer. View quote
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Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it. View quote
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Coincidences are the scars of fate. View quote
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Never trust he who trusts everyone. View quote
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We exist as long as somebody remembers us. (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
Wine turns the wise man into a fool and the fool into a wise man. View quote
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There's no such thing as dead languages, only dormant minds. View quote
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We spend a good part of our lives dreaming, especially when we're awake. View quote
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A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept. View quote
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The world's very small when you don't have anywhere to go. View quote
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God gives us life, but the world's landlord is the devil.... View quote
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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. View quote
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Few things are more deceptive than memories. View quote
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If people thought a quarter of what they speak, this world would be heaven. View quote
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There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse. (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
While you're working, you don't have to look life in the eye. View quote
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... sometimes one feels freer speaking to a stranger than to people one knows. Why is that?" "Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are, not as he wishes to think we are. View quote
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But in good time you'll see that sometimes what matters isn't what one gives but what one gives up. View quote
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Making money isn't hard in itself... What's hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting one's life to. View quote
Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Carlos Ruiz Zafón - Image
Occupation: Spanish Novelist
Born: September 25, 1964
Died: June 19, 2020
Quotes count: 169
Wikipedia: Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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