The Shadow Of The Wind Quotes

“—¿Y cómo me ves tú a mí?
—Como un misterio.
—Ese es el cumplido más raro que me han hecho nunca.
—No es un cumplido. Es una amenaza.
—¿Y eso?
—Los misterios hay que resolverlos, averiguar qué esconden.
—A lo mejor te decepcionas al ver lo que hay dentro.
—A lo mejor me sorprendo. Y tú también.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time. It was the early summer of 1945, and we walked through the streets of a Barcelona trapped beneath ashen skies as dawn poured over Rambla de Santa Monica in a wreath of liquid copper.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“Had I paused to reflect, I would have understood that my devotion to Clara brought me no more than suffering. Perhaps for that very reason, I adored her all the more, because of the eternal human stupidity of pursing those who hurt us the most.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“The only thing I can recall is that it rained all day and all night, and that when I asked my father whether heaven was crying, he couldn't bring himself to reply. Six years later my mother's absence remained in the air around us, a deafening silence that I had not yet learned to stifle with words.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“How old is the lad?' inquired Barceló, inspecting me out of the corner of his eye.
'Almost eleven,' I announced.
Barceló flashed a sly smile.
'In other words, ten. Don't add on any years, you rascal. Life will see to that without your help.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“Съдбата винаги се спотайва току зад ъгъла. Досущ като крадец, проститутка или продавач на лотарийни билети. Онова, което съдбата никога не прави, са визити по домовете. Човек трябва сам да търчи след нея.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind