Carlos Ruiz Zafón quote: [He] was a brilliant man. People tend to become wary of individuals like him because their brilliance reminds them of ...

[He] was a brilliant man. People tend to become wary of individuals like him because their brilliance reminds them of their own mediocrity. Envy is a blind man who wants to pull out your eyes.

~ Carlos Ruiz Zafón ~

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