Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Quotes from By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept by Paulo Coelho

A divided kingdom cannot defend itself from its adversaries. A divided person cannot face life in a dignified way

If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible

Waiting is painful, forgetting is painful, but not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering


But how I knew that true love was above all that and that it would be better to die that to fail to love


Even if loving meant leaving, or solitude, or sorrow, love was worth every penny of its price

Love doesn't ask many questions, because if we stop to think we become fearful


A gift is a grace, or a mercy. But it is also a mercy to know how to live a life of dignity, love, and work

Because when the world quiets to the sound of your own breathing, we all want the same things : comfort, love, and a peaceful heart

So many people are in pain - no matter how smart or accomplished - they cry, they yearn, they hurt. But instead of looking down on things, they look up, which is where I should have been looking to

And I should be ashamed of thinking I knew everything, because you can know the whole world and still feel lost in it

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