"Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen."

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Source : Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005). “The Shadow of the Wind”, p.277, Penguin

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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“I made this film 'The Beach,' which didn't take place in a city, and it didn't really suit me.”
“I never cook at home. After 15 hours at work, I don't have much of a desire to cook at home. I do eat at home, but it's always something simple. Raw nuts. Almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts--these are marvelous products. I am, however, the type that likes to go out to eat a lot. I never tire of it.”
“I don't think that anything of any consequence is known a priori: all our knowledge is built up by modifying the lore passed on to us by our ancestors in light of our experiences, and the best a philosopher can do is to learn as much about what has been discovered in various empirical fields, and use it to try to craft an improved synthesis.”

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“To sit patiently with a yearning that has not yet been fulfilled, and to trust that, that fulfillment will come, is quite possibly one of the most powerful "magic skills" that human beings are capable of. It has been noted by almost every ancient wisdom tradition”
“I don't know what's wrong with me. It's like all I can do is keep writing this gibberish to keep from breaking apart.”
“I am a patriot. I would think there are no politicians who are not patriots. Since I am a politician, I often get criticized, as I try to exercise what I believe to be right. However, if you mind such criticism, I think you can't protect people's lives.”
“My personality is that I'm a human being like everybody else, just a citizen and a blue collar guy.”
“There is very little sense that anybody really knows what works or why. But that's not a shock. And I don't think market research would solve that.”

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