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.

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

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.

. . .sometimes one feels freer speaking to a stranger than to people one knows. Why is that?" “Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are, not as he wishes to think we are.

I believe that having something new happen, no matter how small, is what makes for a healthy day, no matter how many days may be left.

Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.

I grew up in suburban New York City and London, England, where my dad was working.

Have you ever noticed, the saddest person has the most beautiful smile

I’m lookin in the mirror & I see a dollar sign, I had a cat scan & I had money on my mind

I suppose being his twin made me understand Robin that much more easily.

An intellectual may be interested in ideas and policies for their own sake, but a politician's interest is exclusively in the question of whether an idea's time has come.

I shook up the world.

No living thing is insignificant.

GM is a highly collaborative organization; we rely on a whole tier of suppliers for everything that we do.