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

"I was raised among books, making invisible friends in pages that seemed cast from dust and whose smell I carry on my hands to this day."

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

"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."

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

"The moment you stop to think about whether you love someone, you've already stopped loving that person forever."