Quotes from bookThe Shadow of the Wind
The Shadow of the Wind is a 2001 novel by the Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón and a worldwide bestseller. The book was translated into English in 2004 by Lucia Graves and sold over a million copies in the UK after already achieving success on mainland Europe, topping the Spanish bestseller lists for weeks. It was published in the United States by Penguin Books and in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson and Orion Books. It is believed to have sold 15 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time.
“And here I was thinking you were a bit slow, what with so much asking and not knowing anything.”
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“You women listen more to your heart and less to all the nonsense. That's why you live longer.”
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“Coincidences are the scars of fate.”
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La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind) (2001)
“You young people never say anything. And us old folks don't know how to stop talking.”
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“Remember me, even if it's only in a corner and secretly. Don't let me go.”
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Variant: The nurse knew that those who really love, love in silence, with deeds and not with words.
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“That day was turning out to be longer than”
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“Time has taught me not to lose hope, yet not to trust too much in hope either.”
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Variant: Time has taught me not to loose hope, yet not to trust too much in hope either
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“Keep your dreams, you never know when you might need them.”
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“I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time.”
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“It's up to you how you waste your time and money. I'm staying here to read: life's too short.”
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“Few things are more deceptive than memories.”
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Source: La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind) (2001)
