There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse. - Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

"Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen."

"As it unfolded, the structure of the story began to remind me of one of those Russian dolls that contain innumerable ever-smaller dolls within. Step by step the narrative split into a thousand stories, as if it had entered a gallery of mirrors, its identity fragmented into endless reflections."

"One loves truly only once in a lifetime, Julian, even if one isn’t aware of it."

"Remember me, even if it's only in a corner and secretly. Don't let me go."

"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."