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I leafed through the pages, inhaling the enchanted scent of promise that comes with all new books, and stopped to read the start of a sentence that caught my eye.
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
Spain
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He lost himself in the words and images conjured in his mind and for a while forgot ... He found himself flying among stars and planets.
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We exist as long as somebody remembers us.
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... deep down nobody is bad, only frightened.
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I like to believe that storytelling transcends age limitations.
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Everything is a tale, Martin. What we believe, what we know, what we remember, even what we dream. Everything is a story, a narrative, a sequence of events with characters communicating an emotional content. We only accept as true what can be narrated.
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It's only worth staying in bed if you're young and in good company.
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