I spend a lot of time in L.A., and when it rains there you get the entire rainfall for the year in two days, raindrops the size of mangoes. And in Barcelona, the Mediterranean storms come up from the sea, thunder and lightning; it's like the end of the world. Carlos Ruiz Zafon barcelonadayend share on social
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 it's a woman who's extremely vain. Carlos Ruiz Zafon barcelonacitycreature Change image and share on social
I've always thought that we are what we remember, and the less we remember, the less we are. Carlos Ruiz Zafon haverememberthink Change image and share on social
With 'The Angel's Game', there was a lot of pressure from the expectations - expectations from the book industry and from readers; it's natural. Carlos Ruiz Zafon angelbookexpectation Change image and share on social
The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way I was. Carlos Ruiz Zafon changehappymake Change image and share on social
In Los Angeles you get the sense sometimes that there's a mysterious patrol at night: when the streets are empty and everyone's asleep, they go erasing the past. It's like a bad Ray Bradbury story - 'The Memory Erasers'. Carlos Ruiz Zafon angelesasleepbad share on social
There are two things that I cannot live without: music and books. Caffeine isn't dignified enough to qualify. Carlos Ruiz Zafon bookcaffeinedignify Change image and share on social
My work as a screenwriter has influenced my fiction. Writing screenplays forces you to consider many elements regarding story structure and other narrative devices that can be used to enhance the infinitely more complex demands of a novel. Carlos Ruiz Zafon complexdemanddevice share on social
A modern-day Dickens with a popular voice and a genius for storytelling in any genre, Stephen King has written many wonderful books. Carlos Ruiz Zafon bookdaydicken Change image and share on social
My childhood was surrounded by books and writing. From a very early age I was fascinated by storytelling, by the printed word, by language, by ideas. So I would seek them out. Carlos Ruiz Zafon agebookchildhood Change image and share on social
