Remember me, even if it's only in a corner and secretly. Don... - Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

"Most of us have the good or bad fortune of seeing our lives fall apart so slowly we barely notice."

"One of the pitfalls of childhood is that one doesn't have to understand something to feel it. By the time the mind is able to comprehend what has happened, the wounds of the heart are already too deep."

"There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse."

"Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens."

"Few things are more deceptive than memories."