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Wars have no memory, and nobody has the courage to understand them until there are no voices left to tell what happened.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Age: 55 †
Born: 1964
Born: September 25
Died: 2020
Died: June 19
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Barcelona
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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.
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