The day I die, all that was once mine will be yours, Julián, he would say. Except my dreams.

People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough.

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

Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.

There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse.

Never trust girls who let themselves be touched right away. But even less those who need a priest for approval.

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

Books hold no passports. There's only one true literary tradition: the human.

Paris is the only city in the world where starving to death is still considered an art.

Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.

People talk too much. Humans aren't descended from monkeys. They come from parrots.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

I saw...a kid on a leash. You seen these people? Kid on a leash? How horrible. Put him in the pound where he belongs.

where is here, when is now??

The beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them.

Rape is the most humiliating thing that can be done to you; it's the most vulnerable that you can be. But once I realized that, I became a stronger person and faced all my fears.

I'm gonna build me a boat with these two hands, it'll be a fair curve from a noble plan.

Never put a razor inside your nose - even as a joke.

The truth is, I've denied it for years, but I love deconstructing comedy.

Losing hope is not so bad. There's something worse: losing hope and hiding it from yourself.

A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.