Mention the gothic, and many readers will probably picture gloomy castles and an assortment of sinister Victoriana. However, the truth is that the gothic genre has continued to flourish and evolve since the days of Bram Stoker, producing some of its most interesting and accomplished examples in the 20th century - in literature, film and beyond.

Deep down we've never been who we think we once were, and we only remember what never happened.

When 'The Shadow of the Wind' became a success I had already been a working writer, I'd been through the ups and downs, I'd seen how it worked.

Coincidences are the scars of fate.

Resentment slowly poisoned my blood and I laughed at myself and my absurd hopes.

Envy is the religion of the mediocre

Making money isn't hard in itself... What's hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting one's life to.