Sadness does not last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired.
Paulo CoelhoCertain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing.
Paulo CoelhoAnd they will return one day knowing the miracle of the heavens and of all the world. God knew what he was doing when he drew their attention to the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. If he hadnโt wanted them to eat it, he would never have mentioned it.
Paulo CoelhoMillions of couples out there practiced the art of sadomasochism every day, without even realizing it. They went to work, came back, complained about everything, insulted their wife or were insulted by her, felt wretched, but were, nonetheless, tightly bound to their own unhappiness, not realizing that all it would take was a single gesture, a final goodbye, to free them from that oppression.
Paulo Coelho