One of my ambitions has been to go back to what those great authors were doing then ... to bridge that sensibility of old Victorian Gothic tales and reconstruct them in a modern way.

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.

A prophet is not someone who first had an idea. He is the one to first believe in it and take it to its conclusion.

In an undertone, I murmured, "This isn't over. I won't give up on you.""I've given up on you, " he said back, voice also soft. "Love fades. Mine has.

If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world.

It's so important to consider this question: What do I desire?

Learn not to judge your meditation. Just meditate, do your best, set a minimum period of time and meditate.

Claude Rains was what we call an actor's actor. He was very involved with himself and his performance.

Ever since the '70s, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo were the godfathers of Scandinavian crime. They broke the crime novel in Scandinavia from the kiosks and into the serious bookstores.

You don't do that. You don't just leave your family. Sticking together... it's the only way to survive.

I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.

Take the tale in your teeth, then, and bite till the blood runs, hoping it's not poison.