Julian once wrote that coincidences are the scars of fate. There are no coincidences, Daniel. We are puppets of our subconscious desires.

Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.

somethings can only be seen in the shadows

Barcelona is a very old city in which you can feel the weight of history; it is haunted by history. You cannot walk around it without perceiving it.

All true stories begin and end in a cemetery" - The Shadow of the Wind

Every labyrinth has its minotaur

The haunting of history is ever present in Barcelona. I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me, Madrid is a man and Barcelona is a woman. And its a woman whos extremely vain.

A good liar knows that the most efficient lie is always a truth that has had a key piece removed from it.

Waiting is the rust of the soul.

Sometimes we think people are like lottery tickets, that they're there to make our most absurd dreams come true.

One mustn't dream of one's future; one must earn it.

It is better for a city to be governed by a good man than by good laws.

The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.

Economics is half psychology and half Grade Three arithmetic, and the U.S. does not now have either half right.

One minute I was a clapped-out, two-guinea, legal-aid lawyer and the next minute I was in parliament.

A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.

They don't hardly make 'em like him any more - but just to be on the safe side, he should be castrated anyway.

Five is the very awkwardest of all posible numbers to sit down to table.

I'm at this time in life when I have to take the opportunities I have left.

I try to get enough sleep and exercise, try not to make mountains out of molehills, and vent a lot. I have a good team to support my work. I also do lots of mundane things, which will center me.

Lasting companies know how to reinvent themselves.