Nothing feeds forgetfulness better than war.... We all keep quiet and they try to convince us that what we've seen, what we've done, what we've learned about ourselves and about others, is an illusion, a passing nightmare. Wars have no memory, and nobody has the courage to understand them until there are no voices left to tell what happened, until the moment comes when we no longer recognize them and they return, with another face and another name, to devour what they left behind.
Carlos Ruiz ZafonI hoped my absence made them happy or at least made them forget that they weren't happy and never will be.
Carlos Ruiz ZafonWhoever said that childhood is the happiest time of your life is a liar, or a fool.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon