"Difficulty" is the name of an ancient tool that was created purely to help us define who we are.
Paulo CoelhoMost people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.
Paulo CoelhoThe world is divided into those who understand me and those who donโt. In the case of the latter, I simply leave them to torment themselves trying to gain my sympathy.
Paulo CoelhoI've done everything I wanted to do, even if I have had to pay a very high price - which has been the case most of the time.
Paulo CoelhoI am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion and adventure that life can give me. The other wants to be a slave to routine, to family life, to the things that can be planned and achieved. I'm a housewife and a prostitute, both of us living in the same body and doing battle with each other.
Paulo Coelho