Thiện Thuận

“A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a story. He will never forget the sweet poison of vanity in his blood and the belief that, if he succeeds in not letting anyone discover his lack of talent, the dream of literature will provide him with a roof over his head, a hot meal at the end of the day, and what he covets the most: his name printed on a miserable piece of paper that surely will outlive him. A writer is condemned to remember that moment, because from then on he is doomed and his soul has a price.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Angel's Game

“Life is too short to read a bad book”
― James Joyce

“Con hãy nhớ, khi con cảm thấy chẳng có cách nào làm phai nhạt đi hình bóng của ai đó, con hãy nghĩ, người đó chỉ vừa khéo là người đó thôi.”
― Han Han, Trường An Loạn

“Truth is never perfect, never squares with all expectations. Truth always poses doubts and questions. Only lies are one hundred percent believable, because they don't need to justify reality, they simply have to tell us what we want to hear.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Labyrinth of the Spirits