Thinking that being a good, decent, respectable person will mean that others will see you as weak, vulnerable, and easy to manipulate.
Paulo CoelhoWhat made you fall in love with a prostitute?โ โI didnโt understand it myself at the time. But Iโve thought about it since, and I think it was because, knowing that your body would never be mine alone, I had to concentrate on conquering your soul.
Paulo CoelhoTo the warriors of light, there is no such thing as impossible love. They donโt allow themselves to be intimidated by silence, or by rejection. They know that โ behind the icy mask people wear โ there is a heart of fire. That is why the warriors risk more than others. They tirelessly seek love โ even if this means hearing, many times over, the word โnoโ, returning home defeated, feeling rejected in body and soul. Warriors donโt allow themselves to be discouraged. Without love, live has no meaning.
Paulo CoelhoIt may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane, like putting our front-door key in the lock; it may lie hidden in the quiet that follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same to us.
Paulo CoelhoSurrendering completely to love, be it human or divine, means giving up everything, including our own well-being or our ability to make decisions. It means loving in the deepest sense of the word. The truth is that we don't want to be saved in the way God has chosen; we want to keep absolute control over our every step, to be fully conscious of our decisions, to be capable of choosing the object of our devotion.
Paulo Coelho