Quotes by : Arturo Pérez-Reverte

You can make a text mean anything, especially if it’s old and full of ambiguities.

One is never alone with a book nearby, don't you agree? Every page reminds us of a day that has passed....

Chess is all about getting the king into check, you see. It's about killing the father. I would say that....

Then she leant over and kissed him very slowly, with infinite tenderness. As if she had had to wait an....

When he stepped into the shower, the hot water scalded him. He let it run over his face, burning his....

But that is the way of life, and that was but one of the first times, among no few to come, that I was....

That was the problem with modern day witches , thought Corso : they didn't have any secrets . Everything....

An obscure flesh-and-blood Gascon, forgotten by History, transformed into a legendary giant by the novelist's....

No fear is unbearable, she concluded, unless you've got time on your hands and a healthy imagination.....

In essence , games are the only universally serious activity . They leave no room for skepticism , wouldn't....