It is difficult to hate an idea. It requires a certain intellectual discipline and a slightly obsessive, sick mind. There are not too many of them. It is much easier to hate someone with a recognizable face whom we can blame for everything that makes us feel uncomfortable. It doesn't have to be an individual character. It could be a nation, a race, a group... anything. - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
It is difficult to hate an idea. That requires a certain intellectual discipline and a slightly obsessive, sick mind. There aren’t too many of those. It’s much easier to hate someone with a recognizable face whom we can blame for everything that makes us feel uncomfortable. It doesn’t have to be an individual character. It could be a nation, a race, a group. . .anything. - Carlos Ruiz Zafon