Carlos Ruiz Zafon Quotes About Giving
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I don't belong to any side. What's more, I think flags are nothing but painted rags that represent rancid emotions. Just seeing someone wrapped up in one of them, spewing out hymns, badges and speeches, gives me the runs. I've always thought that anyone who needs to join a herd so badly must be a bit of a sheep himself
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God gives us life, but the world's landlord is the devil.
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We all give up great expectations along the way.
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That book taught me that by reading, I could live more intensely. It could give me back the sight I had lost. For that reason alone, a book that didn't matter to anyone changed my life.
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But in good time you'll see that sometimes what matters isn't what one gives but what one gives up.
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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.
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Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.
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