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.

All true stories begin and end in a cemetery" - The Shadow of the Wind

I've always thought that anyone who needs to join a herd so badly must be a bit of a sheep himself.

Most of us have the good or bad fortune of seeing our lives fall apart so slowly we barely notice.

Some like to believe it's the book that chooses the person.

One mustn't dream of one's future; one must earn it.

Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader, than the first book that finds its way to his heart.