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When we first met, I didn't want to get involved with anyone. I didn't have the time or energy, and I wasn't sure that I was ready for it. But you were so good to me, and I got swept up in that. And little by little, I found myself falling in love with you. Nicholas Sparks You were honest and hardworking and kind. You were polite and patient and more mature than any guy Id dated before. And when we were together, you listened in a way that made me feel like I was the only woman in the world. You made me feel complete and spending time with you just seemed right. - The Wedding The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. - The Notebook Each recognized the fact that real commitment could be proven only through the passage of time. - Nicholas Sparks My first thoughts after waking are and always have been of you. - The Wedding It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems. - Dear John Constellations shine with light that was emitted aeons ago, and I wait for something to come to me, words that a poet might use to illuminate life's mysteries. The Wedding It might seem as the hardest thing to do, but you have to forget the guy who forgot about you. - The Notebook Life was messy. Always had been and always would be and that was just the way it was, so why bother complaining? You either did something about it or you didnt, and then you lived with the choice you made. - The Best of Me The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when its over. Those two elements always go together. - Nights in Rodanthe You have no idea how much the last few days have meant to me," I began. "Meeting you has been the best thing that's ever happened to me. - Dear John When she looked up at him, it was suddenly easy for her to imagine that her fears were pointless. That he would love her no matter what she told him, and that he was the kind of man who loved her already and would love her forever. - Safe Haven Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again. - Nicholas Sparks He was a wonderful man. And when a man is that special, you know it sooner than you think possible. You recognize it instinctively, and you're certain that no matter what happens, there will never be another one like him. - The Lucky One Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice. Trust yourself. For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you. - The Best of Me Then you came along and helped me believe in myself again. - Nights in Rodanthe in all the years we spend together, I never once regretted the fact that I had chosen her and that she had chosen me as well. - The Wedding

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The past is the past. You cannot change it, but you can learn from it. - Nicholas Sparks
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. The Alchemist It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. - The Alchemist One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving. - The Alchemist So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you. - The Alchemist There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. - The Alchemist Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take is the worst of suffering. - Paulo Coelho When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive. - The Zahir, Paulo Coelho The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times. - The Alchemist Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own. - The Alchemist When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. - The Alchemist Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused. Paulo Coelho When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself. - Eleven Minutes, Paulo Coelho We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path. Paulo Coelho The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them. The Alchemist A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires. - Paulo Coelho If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day. - Paulo Coelho Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity. Paulo Coelho Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. - The Alchemist This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you. - The Alchemist When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side. And yet if something goes wrong, there is nothing left! How is it possible for the beauty that was there only minutes before to vanish so quickly? Life moves very fast. It rushes from heaven to hell in a matter of seconds. Eleven Minutes

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Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly. - Paulo Coelho Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart. - The Alchemist People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of. - The Alchemist When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way. - Brida, Paulo Coelho You are what you believe yourself to be. - The Witch of Portobello, Paulo Coelho In real life, love has to be possible. Even if it is not returned right away, love can only survive when the hope exists that you will be able to win over the person you desire. - By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, Paulo Coelho Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Brida, Paulo Coelho There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there. - The Fifth Mountain, Paulo Coelho Your eyes show the strength of your soul. - Paulo Coelho In love, no one can harm anyone else; we are each of us responsible for our own feelings and cannot blame someone else for what we feel. It hurt when I lost each of the various men I fell in love with. Now, though, I am convinced that no one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it. Paulo Coelho I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life. - Eleven Minutes Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time. - The Devil and Miss Prym, Paulo Coelho What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows. - The Witch of Portobello, Paulo Coelho The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter. - Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them. - Paulo Coelho We are travelers on a cosmic journey,stardust,swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. The Alchemist Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant. Eleven Minutes People never learn anything by being told, they have to findout for themselves. - Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho

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Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle. - Brida, Paulo Coelho Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives. - The Zahir, Paulo Coelho Stay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention. - Paulo Coelho When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny. - The Devil and Miss Prym, Paulo Coelho We pretend to be strong because we are weak. Paulo Coelho None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith. - Brida, Paulo Coelho We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand. - Paulo Coelho The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility. - Eleven Minutes You have to take risks, he said. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. Every day, God gives us the sun--and also one moment in which we have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy. Every day, we try to pretend that we haven't perceived that moment, that it doesn't exist--that today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow. But if people really pay attention to their everyday lives, they will discover that magic moment. It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane, like putting our front-door key in the lock; it may lie hidden in the quiet that follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same to us. But that moment exists--a moment when all the power of the stars becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles. - By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, Paulo Coelho Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time. - Paulo Coelho Love is not a habit, a commitment, or a debt. It isn't what romantic songs tell us it is - love simply is. We can also allow our Soulmate to pass us by,without accepting him or her,or even noticing. Then we will need another incarnation in order to find that Soulmate. And because of our selfishness, we will be condemned to the worst torture humankind ever invented for itself: loneliness. - Paulo Coelho I dont live in either my past or my future. Im interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, youll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment were living now. - The Alchemist When each day is the same as the next, its because people fail to recognize the good things happen in their lives everyday; that the sun rise Paulo Coelho

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The person who gives him or herself wholly, the person who feels freest, is the person who loves most wholeheartedly. - Eleven Minutes, Paulo Coelho Don't listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people's failures. - Eleven Minutes, Paulo Coelho Dont bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep whatever you felt as a gift from God. The best way to destroy the bridge between the visible and invisible is by trying to explain your emotions. - Brida, Paulo Coelho Haters are confused admirers who cant understand why everybody else likes you - Paulo Coelho You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say. Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed. The Devil and Miss Prym, Paulo Coelho He knew one of the women well, and had shared his universe with her. They had seen the same mountains, and the same trees, although each of them had seem them differently. She knew his weaknesses, his moments of hatred, of despair. Yet she was there at his side. They shared the same universe. - The Valkyries, Paulo Coelho If one day I could get out of here, I would allow myself to be crazy. Everyone is indeed crazy, but the craziest are the ones who don't know they're crazy; they just keep repeating what others tell them to. - Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows. It's not my story anymore: whenever I speak about the past now, I feel as if I were talking about something that has nothing to do with me. All that remains in the present are the voice, the presence, and the importance of fulfilling my mission. I don't regret difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today, I feel the way a warrior must feel after years of training; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right. - The Zahir, Paulo Coelho I wished I were there with someone who could bring peace to my heart someone with whom I could spend a little time without being afraid that i would lose him the next day. With that reassurance, the time would pass more slowly. We could be silent for a while because we'd know we had the rest of our lives together for conversation. I wouldn't have to worry about serious matters, about difficult decisions and hard words. By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept, Paulo Coelho Generally speaking, these meetings occur when we reach a limit, when we need to die and be reborn emotionally. These meeting are waiting for us, but more often than not, we avoid them happening. If we are desperate, though, if we have nothing to lose, or if we are full of enthusiasm for life, then the unknown reveals itself, and our universe changes directions. Eleven Minutes, Paulo Coelho You must be the person you have never had the courage to be. Gradually, you will discover that you are that person, but until you can see this clearly, you must pretend and invent. Paulo Coelho But how will I know who my Soulmate is? Brida felt that this was one of the most important questions she had ever asked in her life. By taking risks she said to Brida. By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never

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ceasing in you search for Love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end. Brida, Paulo Coelho No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us happy. If what makes us happy is different from what we have now, then we must either change once and for all or stay as we are, feeling even more unhappy. The Zahir, Paulo Coelho Ever since time began, people have recognized their true Love by the light in their eyes. Be crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention. Be brave enough to live different. - Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho Tears are words that need to be written. - Paulo Coelho Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown -even when we don't want to and when we think we don't need to. - By the river piedra I sat down and wept, Paulo Coelho People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same. Of all the ways we have found to hurt ourselves, the worse has been through love. We are always suffering because of someone who doesn't love us, or someone who has left us, or someone who won't leave us. If we are alone, it is because no one wants us... - Warrior of the Light, Paulo Coelho When you were in love, you were capable of learning everything and of knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries. - Brida, Paulo Coelho If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it. - The Alchemist God always offers us a second chance in life. All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step - The Zahir, Paulo Coelho Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy. But sometimes under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots keeping itself alive. - By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, Paulo Coelho We humans have two great problems: the first is knowing when to begin; the second is knowing when to stop. - Paulo Coelho To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation. - The Alchemist If you love someone, you must be prepared to set them free. People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they dont deserve them, or that theyll be unable to achieve them. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but werent, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. Because, when these things happen, we suffer terribly. - Paulo Coelho Certain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing. - Maktub, Paulo Coelho

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If there is any possible consolation in the tragedy of losing someone we love very much, it's the necessary hope that perhaps it was for the best. - The Witch of Portobello, Paulo Coelho Try to find pleasure in the speed that you're not used to. Changing the way you do routine things allows a new person to grow inside of you. But when all is said and done, you're the one who must decide how you handle it. - Paulo Coelho I am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion and adventure that life can give me. The other wants to be a slave to routine, to family life, to the things that can be planned and achieved Eleven Minutes Love fills everything. It cannot be desired because it is an end in itself. It cannot betray because it has nothing to do with possession. It cannot be held prisoner because it is a river and will overflow its banks. Anyone who tries to imprison love will cut off the spring that feeds it, and the trapped water will grow stagnant. - The Witch of Portobello People give flowers as present because flowers contain true meaning of love. Anyone who tries to posses a flower will have to watch its beauty fading. But if you simply look at a flower in the field, you'll keep it forever. That is what the forest taught me. That you will never be mine, and that is why i will never lose you. - Brida Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings. Eleven Minutes When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World.... when you love someone with all your heart, that's when you are transformed." Paulo Coelho "Everything on earth is being continuously transformed, because the earth is alive... and it has a soul. We are part of that soul, so we rarely recognize that it is working for us.... we continue to change as change is the nature of man. No one is "just this way". That is who they are today - it will not be who they are tomorrow. Stop thinking all the time that you're in the way, that you're bothering the person next to you. If people don't like it, they can complain. And if they don't have the courage to complain, that's their problem - Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear. - Paulo Coelho In the first place, you shouldn't believe in promises. The world is full of them: the promises of riches, of eternal salvation, of infinite love. Some people think they can promise anything, others accept whatever seems to guarantee better days ahead, as, I suspect is your case. Those who make promises they don't keep end up powerless and frustrated, and exactly the fate awaits those who believe promises. - The Devil and Miss Prym, Paulo Coelho No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it. - The Alchemist Love is not to be found in someone else, but in ourselves; we simply awaken it. But in order to do that, we need the other person. The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with. - Eleven Minutes You were my hope during my days of loneliness, my anxiety during moments of doubt, my certainty during moments of faith.

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We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. So you see, Good and Evil have the same face; it all depends on when they cross the path of each individual human being. She had just realized there were two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing them to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of the wheel of fortune, when you least expected it. For at that moment, all our fears suddenly surface: the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where, the fear of a life full of new challenges, the fear of losing forever everything that is familiar. - The Devil and Miss Prym God only rarely reveals the future. When he does so, it is for one reason: it's a future that was written so as to be altered. - The Alchemist Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided. It's only those who are persistent and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the master work. We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes. making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision. - The Alchemist I think that when we look for love courageously, it reveals itself, and we wind up attracting even more love. If one person really wants us, everyone does. But if were alone, we become even more alone. Life is strange. - Paulo Coelho There is only one way to learn. It's through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey. - The Alchemist It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path. - The Alchemist He had to choose between something he had become accustomed to and something he wanted to have. - Paulo Coelho But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for. Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else. People learn twenty-five percent from their teacher, twenty-five percent from listening to themselves, twenty-five percent from their friends, and twenty-five percent from time. - The Witch of Portobello Faith is not Desire. Faith is Will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied, whereas Will is a force. Will changes the space around us,... Dreaming is very pleasant as long as you are not forced to put your dreams into practice. Eleven minutes When we set out on the path, we always have a fairly clear idea of what we hope to find. Women are generally seeking their Soul Mate, and men looking for Power. Neither party is really interested in learning. They simply want to reach the thing they have set as their goal. - Brida

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Sorrows do not last forever when we are journeying towards the thing we have always wanted. - Paulo Coelho Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily Fairy tales had been her first experience of the magical universe, and more than once she had wondered why people ended up distancing themselves from that world, knowing the immense joy that childhood had brought to their lives. - Brida Ive learned that waiting is the most difficult bit, and I want to get used to the feeling, knowing that youre with me, even when youre not by my side. - Eleven Minutes People are never satisfied. If they have a little, they want more. If they have a lot, they want still more. Once they have more, they wish they could be happy with little, but are incapable of making the slightest effort in that direction. But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here. The Alchemist The world has a soul and whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of many things. The mirror reflects perfectly; it makes no mistakes because it doesn't think. To think is to make mistakes. They say that extroverts are unhappier than introverts and have to compensate for this by constantly proving to themselves how happy and contented and at ease with life they are. The Witch of Portobello ..there is nothing worse than the feeling that no one cares whether we exist or not, that no one is interested in what we have to say about life, and that the world can continue turning without our awkward presence. Talent is a universal gift, but it takes a lot of courage to use it. Don't be afraid to be the best. - The Winner Stands Alone, Paulo Coelho Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth. Love can take us to heaven or hell, but it always takes us somewhere. Therefore, be prepared to travel... Paulo Coelho Finding one important thing in your life doesnt mean you have to give up all the other important things. A man's dignity isn't measured by the people he has around him when he's at the peak of his success, but by his ability not to forget those who helped him when his need was greatest. If you accept such love with purity and humility, you will understand that Love is neither giving nor receiving -it is participating. The wise are wise only because they love. And the foolish are foolish only because they think they can understand love. - The Zahir Everything, absolutely everything on this earth makes sense, and even the smallest things are worthy of our consideration. The future belongs to God, and it is only he who reveals it, under extraordinary circumstances. How do I guess at the future? Based on the omens of the present. The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better. Forget about the future, and

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live ach day according to the teachings, confident that God loves his children. Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity. - Paulo Coelho Magical places are always beautiful and deserve to be contemplated ... Always stay on the bridge between the invisible and the visible. Never give up. When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs - but move on. If you believe in victory, then victory will believe in you. Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away. Getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place. That is why I write - to try to turn sadness into longing, solitude into remembrance. - By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, Paulo Coelho Considering the way the world is, one happy day is almost a miracle. It is said that all people who are happy have God within them. - The Alchemist The past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, ones dreams would have no meaning. - The Alchemist Dreams nourish the soul just as food nourishes the body. The pleasure of the search and of adventure feeds our dreams. What is a personal calling? It is God's blessing, it is the path that God chose for you here on Earth. Whenever we do something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend. However, we don't all have the courage to confront our own dream. Remember, the first road to God is prayer, the second is joy. Being human means having doubts and yet still continuing on your path. - Brida The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with. Defeat exists but not suffering. A true warrior knows that when he loses a battle, he is improving the skill with which he wields a sword. He will be able to fight more skilfullly next time. We are all a part of the divine spark. All have a purpose in creation and that purpose is called Love. That love, however, shouldn't be concentrated in just one person, it should be scattered throughout the world, waiting to be discovered. Wake up that love. What is gone cannot return. What is about to arrive needs to be recognized. I need to write about love. I need to think and think and write about love-otherwise, my soul wont survive. - Eleven Minutes music isn't just something that comforts or distracts us, it goes beyond that - it's an ideology. you can judge people by the kind of music they listen to. Although I have been through all that I have, I do not regret the many hardships I met, because it was they who brought me to the place I wished to reach. - Paulo Coelho She didn't need to understand the meaning of life; it was enough to find someone who did, and then fall asleep in his arms and sleep as a child sleeps, knowing that someone stronger than you is protecting you from all evil and all danger - Brida If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. When you possess great treasures within you and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed. The Alchemist

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Pain, loss and separation are inevitable on the path of love, and the only way of avoiding them is by deciding not to take that path at all. In order not to suffer, you have to renounce love.It was like putting out your own eyes in order not to see the bad things in life. Love doesn't need to be discussed; it has its own voice and speaks for itself. She would consider each day a miracle - which indeed it is, when you consider the number of unexpected things that could happen in each second of our fragile existences. - Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho Sadness does not last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired. The only power you have on this planet is the power of your decisions. - Paulo Coelho Sometimes life is very mean: a person can spend days, weeks, months and years without feeling new. Then, when a door opens - a positive avalanche pours in. One moment, you have nothing, the next, you have more than you can cope with. - Eleven Minutes the best way to know who we are is often to find out how others see us. The wise men understood that this natural world is only an image and a copy of paradise. The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect. God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of his wisdom. - The Alchemist Im afraid of love, because it involves things that are beyond our understanding; it sheds such a brilliant light, but the shadow it casts frightens me. Brida The soil needs the seed and the seed needs the soil. The one only has meaning with the other. It is the same thing with human beings. When male knowledge joins with female transformation, then the great magical union is created, and its name is wisdom. Wisdom means both to know and to transform. Brida I could have.What does this phrase mean? At any given moment in our lives, there are certain things that could have heppened but, didn't. The magic moments go unrecognized, and then suddenly, the hand of destiny changes everything. You can't avoid pain, but you can choose to overcome it. ...and the world we live in will be either better or worse, depending on whether we become better or worse. And that's where the power of love comes in. Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are. I understand once again that the greatness of God always reveals itself in the simple things. - Like The Flowing River, Paulo Coelho The roller-coaster is my life; life is a fast, dizzying game; life is a parachute jump; its taking chances, falling over and getting up again; its mountaineering; its wanting to get to the very top of yourself and feeling angry and dissatisfied when you dont manage it Writing is one of the most solitary activities in the world. Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities simply because don't know what to do with it. No one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people's eyes, to reveal the marvels around. Love was a feeling completely bound up with color, like thousands of rainbows superimposed one on top of the other.

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No heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity. Dream and love are just words - until you decide to experience them The most important thing in all human relationships is conversation, but people dont talk anymore, they dont sit down to talk and listen. They go to the theater, the cinema, watch television, listen to the radio, read books, but they almost never talk. If we want to change the world, we have to go back to a time when warriors would gather around a fire and tell stories. Many people don't allow themselves to love...because there are a lot of things at risk a lot of future and a lot of past. You must always know what it is that you want. If a girl starts out all casual with a guy and she doesn't tell him that she wants a relationship, it will never become a relationship. If you give the guy the impression that casual is okay with you, that's all he'll ever want. Be straight with him from the start. If he gets scared and runs away, he wasn't right for you. - Waiting for You, Susane Colasanti I'd rather be weird and happy than normal and miserable. - Waiting for you, Susane Colasanti There is no time to leave important words unsaid. - Paulo Coelho A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual. - Brida Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life. Although I have the colors, only the Lord can mix them with such harmony. - The Fifth Mountain, Paulo Coelho Live to please the others, and everyone will love you, except yourself. - Paulo Coelho You came so that you could learn about your dreams," said the old woman. "And dreams are the language of God. When he speaks in our language, I can interpret what he has said. But if he speaks in the language of the soul, it is only you who can understand. - The Alchemist Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is far worse than the suffering itself - and no heart has ever suffered when its gone in search of its dreams. I want to be the kind of person who can do that. Move on and forgive people and be healthy and happy. It seems like an easy thing to do in my head. But it's not so easy when you try it in real life. - Waiting for you, Susane Colasanti It's about how you're like a lighthouse, always searching far into the distance. But the thing you're looking for is usually close to you and always has been. That's why you have to look within yourself to find answers instead of searching beyond. - Waiting for you, Susane COlasanti Even in a bad situation, there's always a positive side. Even if you can't see it yet. Take Me There, Susane Colasanti I tried to wait for my life to begin. Something has to happen. Like an amazing boy. I know he's out there. I just have to find him. - When It Happens, Susane Colasanti It's weird how time can change something you thought would always stay the same. I'm thinking that it might actually be possible for things to work out sometimes. Definitely not everything and maybe not the way you imagined. But sometimes, when you least expected it, life surprises you.

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If you have to explain about how something's supposed to feel, it takes away all the magic. - When It Happens, Susane Colasanti We cant help who we love. Love isnt logical, or even our choice. Love chooses us. Something Like Fate, Susane Colasanti You can never completely know anyone, no matter how well you think you do. There will always be some truth about them you dont ever get to know. - So Much Closer, Susane Colasanti One of the most amazing things that can happen is finding someone who sees everything you are and won't let you be anything less. They see the potential of you. They see endless possibilities. And through their eyes, you start to see yourself the same way. As someone who matters. As someone who can make a difference in this world. If you're lucky enough to find this person, never let them go. - So Much Closer, Susane Colasanti Things dont get better just because you want them to. Its unbelievable how you can affect someone else so deeply and never know. Maybe there is no one perfect person and anyone you end up with will eventually make you think theres someone better out there. Its interesting how something that comes so easily to one person can be so impossible for someone else. - So Much Closer, Susane Colasanti You cant ever know the real anybody unless youre friends with them. And sometimes not even then. - Something Like Fate we have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle its cries, but we cannot silence its voice.The child we once were is still there. Blessed are the children, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.If we are not reborn if we cannot learn to look at life with the innocence and the enthusiasm o childhood it makes no sense to go on living. - Paulo Coelho We know each other in a way that no one else can. We share a history that makes us permanently connected. Something Like Fate Sometimes if you reach out, the person youre trying to reach will be right there waiting. So Much Closer, Susane Colasanti He never gives up on who I am or who I could be. He doesn't run away when things get complicated. - So Much Closer Now that I know where this life is going, it's time to decide how I'll get there. So Much Closer Just when it seems like life is getting good, something always has to come along and ruin it. That is why it is so important to let certain things go. To release them. To cut loose. People need to understand that no one is playing with marked cards; sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Don't expect to get anything back, don't expect recognition for your efforts, don't expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Complete the circle. Not out of pride, inability or arrogance, but simply because whatever it is no longer fits in your life. Close the door, change the record, clean the house, get rid of the dust. Stop being who you were and become who you are. - The Zahir, Paulo Coelho Emotions were like wild horses and it required wisdom to be able to control them. - Brida

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