Keeping passion at bay or surrendering blindly to it - which of these two attitudes is the least destructive?
Paulo CoelhoThis is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you.
Paulo CoelhoAnd I began to feel sorry for myself; for so many years, my drawer full of memories had held the same old stories.
Paulo CoelhoEster asked why people are sad. "Thatโs simple," says the old man. "They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.
Paulo Coelho