Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly

"Difficulty" is the name of an ancient tool that was created purely to help us define who we are.

When faced by any loss, there’s no point in trying to recover what has been, it’s best to take advantage of the large space that opens up before us and fill it with something new.

God, in his infinite wisdom, hid Hell in he middle of Paradise, to keep us on our toes.

This is for you,' he (the Alchemist) said, holding one of the parts (of gold) out to the monk. 'It's for your generosity to the pilgrims.' 'But this payment goes well beyond my generosity,' the monk responded. 'Don't say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.

But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here.

The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes.