In his or her life, each person can take one of two attitudes: to build or to plant. Builders may take years over their tasks, but one day they will finish what they are doing. Then they will stop, hemmed in by their own walls. Life becomes meaningless once the building is finished. Those who plant suffer the storms and the seasons and rarely rest. Unlike a building, a garden never stops growing. And by its constant demands on the gardner's attentions, it makes of the gardener's life a great adventure.
Paulo CoelhoNo, I never saw an angel, but it is irrelevant whether I saw one or not. I feel their presence around me.
Paulo CoelhoRetiring and discovering that you no longer have enough energy to enjoy life and dying a few years out of sheer boredom.
Paulo CoelhoI am talking to you, but the moment I am talking to you, the universe is being created and destroyed.
Paulo Coelho