Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.
Paulo CoelhoTragedies do happen. We can discover the reason, blame others, imagine how different our lives would be had they not occurred. But none of that is important: they did occur, and so be it. From there onward we must put aside the fear that they awoke in us and begin to rebuild
Paulo CoelhoWe must get rid of the idea of fulfilling what people expect us to do, and start to do what we expect from our lives.
Paulo CoelhoBeauty is present in all creation, but the danger lies in the fact that we allow ourselves to be influenced by what people think. We deny our own beauty because others can't or won't recognize it. We try to imitate what we see around us. We try to be what other people think of as 'pretty' & little by little, our soul fades. We forget the world is what we imagine it to be. We stop being the sun and become, instead, the pool of water reflecting it.
Paulo Coelho