People with a meagre soul always try to make others feel small too.

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.

The truth is what hurts

Barcelona is a very old city in which you can feel the weight of history; it is haunted by history. You cannot walk around it without perceiving it.

Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.

The most despicable humans are the ones who always feel virtuous and look down on the rest of the world.

There was no more good or evil in this world than we imagine there to be, either out of greed or out of innocence. Or sometimes madness.