Does a leaf, when it falls from the tree in winter, feel defeated by the cold? The tree says to the leaf: "Thatโs the cycle of life. You may think youโre going to die, but you live on in me. Itโs thanks to you that Iโm alive, because I can breathe. Itโs also thanks to you that I have felt loved, because I was able to give shade to the weary traveller. Your sap is in my sap; we are one thing.
Paulo CoelhoHis [Elijah] heart was beginning to give signs of alarm; he was enjoying being at this woman's side. Love could be a more frightening experience than standing before Ahab's soldier with an arrow aimed at his heart; if the arrow had struck him, he would be dead -and the rest was up to God. But if love struck him, he alone would have to take responsibility for the consequences.
Paulo CoelhoWhen 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.
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