But in good time you'll see that sometimes what matters isn't what one gives but what one gives up.

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.

I always say, if you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin to the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips.

We will be stronger, if we love each other.

Find the perfection in imperfection and be happy.

Simplicity

People decide what you're like before they even get to know you

It made me gladsome to be getting some education it being like a big window opening.

I think with my hands. I design things to be touched-not for a museum. A piece is ready when it has the shape of something to cherish.

No man is a success in business unless he loves his work.

We'll go into orbit. We'll go to the Moon. This business has no limits.

We have to fight radical Islam wherever it exists. It’s in Afghanistan, it’s in Saudi Arabia, throughout the Middle-East in big numbers and it’s in the United States.