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

"There are few reasons for telling the truth, but for lying the number is infinite."

"If you really want to possess a woman, you must think like her, and the first thing to do is win over her soul. The rest, that sweet, soft wrapping that steals away your senses and your virtue, is a bonus."

"After a while it occurred to me that between the covers of each of those books lay a boundless universe waiting to be discovered while beyond those walls, in the outside world, people allowed life to pass by in afternoons of football and radio soaps, content to do little more than gaze at their navels."

"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."

"In the shop we buy and sell them, but in truth books have no owner. Every book you see here has been somebody’s best friend."