Sometimes I think that Darwin made a mistake and that in fact man is descended from the pig, because eight out of every ten members of the human race are swine, and as crooked as a hog's tail.

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.

Anything beautiful now was just a thought yesterday.

After that, we were like flies stuck in honey, alive but not really living.

I've never had a chance to go to the Finals, and I don't have a ring - and that would be the only thing that would get me to think about it.

I just count myself really lucky to have a career that I love and that continues to pay my rent.

By experts in poverty I do not mean sociologists, but poor men.

Weekend planning is a prime time to apply the Deathbed Priority Test: On your deathbed, will you wish you'd spent more prime weekend hours grocery shopping or walking in the woods with your kids?

Riches attract attention, consideration, and congratulations of mankind.

I cannot articulate enough to express my dislike to people who think that understanding spoils your experience... How would they know?

Directing music videos is all about capturing images.

Twitter taught me how to become better at writing jokes because it forces you to chip away at all the extraneous words.