Oddly enough I never used to suffer from depression on cold, gray, cloudy days like this. I feel as if nature is in harmony with me, that it reflected my soul. On the other hand, when the sun appeared, the children would come out to play in the streets, and everyone was happy that it was such a lovely day, and then I would feel terrible, as if that display of exuberance in which i could not participate was somehow unfair.
Paulo CoelhoThe only way to make the right decision is to find out which is the wrong decision, to examine that other path without fear, and only then decide.
Paulo CoelhoThe language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.
Paulo CoelhoAnything that makes us forget who we are and what we want; that way we can work in order to produce, reproduce, and earn money.
Paulo CoelhoBreak the glass, please, and free us from all these damned rules, from needing to find an explanation for everything, from doing only what others approve of.
Paulo CoelhoWait. This was the first lesson I had learned about love. The day drags along, you make thousands of plans, you imagine every possible conversation, you promise to change your behavior in certain ways -- and you feel more and more anxious until your loved one arrives. But by then, you don't know what to say. The hours of waiting have been transformed into tension, the tension has become fear, and the fear makes you embarrassed about showing affection.
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