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Literature, at least good literature, is science tempered with the blood of art. Like architecture or music.

Literature, at least good literature, is science tempered with the blood of art. Like architecture or music.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Art, Blood, Literature

I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Father, Book, Firsts
Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005). “The Shadow of the Wind”, p.14, Penguin

Mention the gothic, and many readers will probably picture gloomy castles and an assortment of sinister Victoriana. However, the truth is that the gothic genre has continued to flourish and evolve since the days of Bram Stoker, producing some of its most interesting and accomplished examples in the 20th century - in literature, film and beyond.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Interesting, Example, Castles
"Carlos Ruiz Zafón's top 10 20th-century gothic novels". www.theguardian.com. June 2, 2010.

It is difficult to hate an idea. That requires a certain intellectual discipline and a slightly obsessive, sick mind. There aren’t too many of those. It’s much easier to hate someone with a recognizable face whom we can blame for everything that makes us feel uncomfortable. It doesn’t have to be an individual character. It could be a nation, a race, a group. . .anything.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Hate, Character, Race

For some reason, I never felt the need to have kids. My wife feels the same. We don't feel a void. I don't think they would give my life meaning. I do think of the books as my children, though. Whatever is inside of me, I put into my books.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Children, Book, Kids

I always felt that I was a writer, that was what I had to do.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Felt

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