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The nurse knew that those who really love, love in silence, with deeds and not with words.

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
Deeds
Silence
Knew
Words
Really
Love
Nurse

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