Time curses all, I thought, except the truth.

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.

We all see the world through the prism of our identity.

It's never really fun to have to cry in a scene or anything like that.

Science has radically changed the conditions of human life on earth. It has expanded our knowledge and our power, but not our capacity to use them with wisdom.

To the lover of pure wildness Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.

Men who possess all the advantages of life are in a state where there are many accidents to disorder and discompose, but few to please them.

Well, so it isn't time yet to die, is it?

Education is the key to opportunity in our society, and the equality of educational opportunity must be the birthright of every citizen.

When God creates faith in a man, that is as great a work as if He created heaven and earth all over again.

A copying artist should get permission or pay the original artist a fee.

It was easy for me to be ridiculed and for both men and women to perceive that maybe I'm a bit crazy because I'm educated in the West and I have lost some of my basic decency as an African woman.