Everyone wanted to see [him] fall so they could devour his remains. As is usually the case, the army of sycophants had turned into a horde of hungry hyenas

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Every piece of that marvelous world was a silent tear.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Every self-respecting act of persuasion must find appeal to curiosity, then to vanity, and lastly to kindness or remorse. Isabella looked down and slowly nodded.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Everything in life is nonsense. It's just a question of perspective.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Every work of art is aggressive, Isabella. And every artist's life is a small war or a large one, beginning with oneself and one's limitations. To achieve anything you must first have ambition and then talent, knowledge, and finally the opportunity.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Evil presupposes a moral decision, intention, and some forethought. A Moran or a lout, however doesn't stop to think or reason.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Few things are more deceptive than memories.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

... Few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart. Those first images, the echo of words we think have left behind, accompany us throughout our lives and sculpt a palace in our memory

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader, than the first book that finds its way to his heart.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Future could be read much more clearly in the streets, factories, and barracks than in the morning press.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón