A modern-day Dickens with a popular voice and a genius for storytelling in any genre, Stephen King has written many wonderful books.

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.

Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony.

You are God’s design to decorate this world. You are a repertoire of wisdom and an encyclopedia of God’s knowledge.

This is your one and only precious life. Somebody’s going to decide how it’s going to be lived and that person had better be you.

All I've ever tried to do is get the best out of people and to bring a bit of humour into it. Unlike, say, 'The X-Factor,' which may be great TV, but has no humour at all.

If you start thinking that only your biggest and shiniest moments count, you're setting yourself up to feel like a failure most of the time.

I have amazing collaborators as well, but I want to learn more and be a self-contained unit.

Being beautiful is not so fun when you're in a business with all men.

Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.

A movie star is not an artist, he is an art object.

God preserve us! If men knew what is done in secret, no one would be free from the interference of others.