Most of us have the good or bad fortune of seeing our lives fall apart…

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Most of us have the good or bad fortune of seeing our lives fall apart so slowly we barely notice.
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We had yet to learn that the Devil created youth so that we could make our mistakes, and that God established maturity and old age so that we could pay for them. ✨ Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2011). The Midni … ▶
The only way you can truly get to know an author is through the trail of ink he leaves behind him. The person you think you see is only an empty character: truth is always hidden in fiction.
Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them. ✨ Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005). The Shadow of the Wind, p.80, Penguin
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 (2005). The Shad … ▶
Old age is the lubricant of belief. When death knocks at the door, skepticism flies out the window. A serious cardiovascular fright and a person will even believe in Little Red Riding Hood.

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