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Whoever said that childhood is the happiest time of your life is a liar, or a fool.

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
Liars
Whoever
Childhood
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Life
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Happiest

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