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In small towns, news travels at the speed of boredom.

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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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You young people never say anything. And us old folks don't know how to stop talking.
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There are few reasons for telling the truth, but for lying the number is infinite.
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Remember me, even if it's only in a corner and secretly. Don't let me go.
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The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is like the greatest, most fantastic library you could ever imagine. Its a labyrinth of books with tunnels, bridges, arches, secret sections - and its hidden inside an old palace in the old city of Barcelona.
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There's no such thing as dead languages, only dormant minds.
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I can't die yet, doctor. Not yet. I have things to do. Afterwords I'll have a whole lifetime in which to die.
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Human nature provides the lyrics, and we novelists just compose the music.
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In this world the only opinion that holds court is prejudice.
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There are worse prisons than words.
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If you really want to possess a woman, you must think like her, and the first thing to do is win over her soul. The rest, that sweet, soft wrapping that steals away your senses and your virtue, is a bonus.
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A modern-day Dickens with a popular voice and a genius for storytelling in any genre, Stephen King has written many wonderful books.
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The greatest multiplex in the universe is inside your mind, and the only ticket you need is a good, well-written novel.
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I knew when I was writing The Angel's Game that a lot of people would be upset that I didn't write Shadow Of The Wind 2. That's okay, that's part of the game. You do what you have to do. If they like it, great. If they don't, too bad. What are you going to do?
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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.
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I like to believe that storytelling transcends age limitations.
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The moment you stop to think about whether you love someone, you've already stopped loving that person forever.
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It's curious how easy it is to tell a piece of paper what you don't dare say to someone's face.
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As it unfolded, the structure of the story began to remind me of one of those Russian dolls that contain innumerable ever-smaller dolls within. Step by step the narrative split into a thousand stories, as if it had entered a gallery of mirrors, its identity fragmented into endless reflections.
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The world's very small when you don't have anywhere to go.
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How many lost souls do You need, Lord, to satisfy Your hunger? the hatter asked. God, in His infinite silence, looked at him without blinking.
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