The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not for the merits of who receives them,”

Destiny is usually just around the corner.

Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.”