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Coincidences are the scars of fate.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind) (2001)

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A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.

La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind) (2001)

Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.

La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind) (2001)

There's no such thing as dead languages, only dormant minds.

La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind) (2001)

Where he had failed, I would triumph.
Where he had lost his way, I would find the path out of the labyrinth.

The Angel's Game (2008)

There are worse prisons than words.

La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind) (2001)

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