No one could make a choice without feeling afraid.

Once someone asked me, "What do you want to be your epitaph?" So I said, "Paulo Coelho died when he was alive.

What makes people weak? Their need for validation and recognition, their need to feel important. Don't get caught in this trap.

If one partner gives himself completely, he breaks down the barriers of the other, however strong they may be. Because the act of giving means: "I trust you". The other, who to begin with may feel rather intimidated, wanting to prove things which aren't even under discussion, is unarmed by the spontaneity of such an attitude, and relaxes. At that moment, true sexual energy comes into play.

We can see the Divine in each speck of dust, but that doesn't stop us from wiping it away with a wet sponge. The Divine doesn't disappear; it's transformed into the clean surface.

You were my hope during my days of loneliness, my anxiety during moments of doubt, my certainty during moments of faith.

If something happens once, it may never happen again. If it happens twice it most likely will keep happening.