He was truly a man of faith. He believed in his friends, in the truth of things, and in something to which he didn't dare put a name or a face because he said as priests that was our job.
Carlos Ruiz ZafónHe didn't know whether we created God in our own image or whether God created us without quite knowing what he was doing. He believed that God, or whatever brought us here, lives in each of our deeds, in each of our words, and manifests himself in all those things that show us to be more than mere figures of clay.
Carlos Ruiz ZafónDon't say another word. If you think you're the only person for whom life is painful, you're wrong. And if you don't mind letting yourself die like a dog, at least have the decency to remember that there are those of us who do care- although, to tell the truth, I don't see why.
Carlos Ruiz ZafónSometimes, in difficult circumstances, one can confuse compassion with love.
Carlos Ruiz ZafónTime curses all, I thought, except the truth.
Carlos Ruiz ZafónIt's curious how easy it is to tell a piece of paper what you don't dare say to someone's face.
Carlos Ruiz ZafónAn intellectual is usually someone who isn't exactly distinguished by his intellect. He claims that label to compensate for his inadequacies. It's as old as that saying: Tell me what you boast of and I'll tell you what you lack. Our daily bread. The incompetent always present themselves as experts, the cruel as pious, sinners as devout, usurers as benefactors, the small-minded as patriots, the arrogant as humble, the vulgar as elegant, and the feeble-minded as intellectual.
Carlos Ruiz ZafónBetter still, I pay you. And I pay you very well, which is the only real form of flattery in this whorish world.
Carlos Ruiz ZafónI tried to swallow his nonsense without choking.
Carlos Ruiz ZafónStupidity is almost always in the eye of the beholder.
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