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" MySpace is an addiction. "
Paulo Coelho
Addiction
Myspace
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" Most of my young years were spent under the boots of the military. "
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" About the idea of a clash between cultures, between civilisations, I don't believe in it. It's something some political leaders tried to use, and that the media tried and are still trying to sell us, in order to simplify the world and their work. "
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" Everything for me is sacred, beginning with earth, but also going to things made by man. "
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" The only thing that relaxes me is archery. That's why I have to have apartments with gardens. "
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" You should treat a muse like a fairy. "
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" Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and in their posture because this word is synonymous with good taste, amiability, equilibrium and harmony. "
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" Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering. "
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" I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature. "
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" I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset - tears are words waiting to be written. "
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" The good old days, when each idea had an owner, are gone forever. "
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" Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility. "
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" When I'm dancing, I'm not thinking about anything. I am here. I am totally there. You know? And the feeling is a sensation of being away from myself. My soul dances with the angels, and my body dances with my wife. "
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" Jesus lived a life that was full of joy and contradictions and fights, you know? If they were to paint a picture of Jesus without contradictions, the gospels would be fake, but the contradictions are a sign of authenticity. "
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" What I can say is that all my characters are searching for their souls, because they are my mirrors. I'm someone who is constantly trying to understand my place in the world, and literature is the best way that I found in order to see myself. "
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" I talk to my readers on social networking sites, but I never tell them what the book is about. Writing is lonely, so from time to time I talk to them on the Internet. It's like chatting at a bar without leaving your office. I talk with them about a lot of things other than my books. "
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" It's very difficult to read a book on your computer. "
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" There is an afterlife. I am convinced of this. "
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" I can't consciously explain how people feel after reading my books. All is too personal. "
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" Everybody is a political person, whether you say something or you are silent. A political attitude is not whether you go to parliament; it's how you deal with your life, with your surroundings. "
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" You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle. "
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" All women have a perception much more developed than men. So all women somehow, being repressed for so many millennia, they ended up by developing this sixth sense and contemplation and love. And this is something that we have a hard time to accept as part of our society. "
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" I am a Catholic, not so committed to the church, but to the idea of the Virgin, the female face of God. "
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" Writing is a solitary experience. I'm extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name the title out loud before finishing, I feel the energy I need to write will be drained. It's so intimate, I can't even share it with my wife. "
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