Quotes from Zafón

Interesting quotes i've found in The shadow of the wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (badly translated to english from my french copy, itself translated from spanish even though the writer appears to be catalan...):

• "We sometimes believe that people are like lottery tickets: That they are here to turn into reality our absurd illusions."
  
  "Nous croyons parfois que les gens sont des billets de loterie : qu'ils sont là pour transformer en réalité nos absurdes illusions."
  
  I find this one particularly true at times (maybe because i just failed getting a job i was expecting for 2 years)...
  

• "It's not difficult to earn money. But it's difficult to earn it doing something worthwhile."
  
  "La difficulté n'est pas de gagner de l'argent [...]. La difficulté est de le gagner en faisant quelque chose qui en vaille la peine."
  
  Actually, at times i think i wouldn't even mind making money for anything...