Solitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us and help us decide what to do with our life.
Paulo CoelhoOnce upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria. Wait a minute. "Once upon a time" is how all the best children's stories begin, and "prostitute" is a word for adults. How can I start a book with this apparent contradiction? But since, at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss, let's keep that beginning.
Paulo CoelhoThe Gift belongs to whoever chooses to accept it. It is enough to believe and not to be afraid to make a few mistakes.
Paulo Coelho