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

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Age: 55 †
Born: 1964
Born: September 25
Died: 2020
Died: June 19
Novelist
Publicist
Screenwriter
Barcelona
Spain
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Daniel
Anyone
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Suffering
Admire
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People
Especially
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