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" Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering. "
Paulo Coelho
Waiting
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Kind
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" The major religions, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, they deny somehow that God has a feminine face. However, if you go to the holy texts, you see there is this feminine presence. "
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" The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions. "
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" I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don't hurt me, because it is me. If it was not me, if I was pretending to be someone else, then this could unbalance my world, but I know who I am. "
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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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" Once I found this possibility to use Twitter and Facebook and my blog to connect to my readers, I'm going to use it, to connect to them and to share thoughts that I cannot use in the book. "
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" One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving. "
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" I have been practicing archery for a long time; a bow and arrow helps me to unwind. "
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" You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. "
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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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" When you write an article about anything, trolls use the comments to attack. They feel frustrated - but haters are losers. It's not good to feed this aspect. It's more intelligent to be constructive. "
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" No, I never saw an angel, but it is irrelevant whether I saw one or not. I feel their presence around me. "
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I Feel
" The more in harmony with yourself you are, the more joyful you are and the more faithful you are. Faith is not to disconnect you from reality - it connects you to reality. "
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" Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. "
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" The gigantic tension before the shooting of an arrow, and the total relaxation seconds later, is my way of connecting to the universe. "
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" When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple. "
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" When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream. "
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" Happiness is just another of the tricks that our genetic system plays on us to carry out its only role, which is the survival of the species. "
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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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" What interests me in life is curiosity, challenges, the good fight with its victories and defeats. "
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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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" It's not difficult for me to put my feelings into written form. I try to be concise and to go direct to the subject. This is what people like about my work, and what the critics hate. "
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" The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes. "
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" Publishing is in a kind of Jurassic age. "
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" I believe enlightenment or revelation comes in daily life. I look for joy, the peace of action. You need action. I'd have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money. "
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" My connection with Brazil is so abstract. My blood and my way of thinking is Brazilian, but that's it. I don't tend to go back to the past, and although I have an apartment there, I rarely visit. When I move, I really move. "
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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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" I can't consciously explain how people feel after reading my books. All is too personal. "
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" Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time. "
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" Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions. "
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" I had this dream to become a writer since I was a teenager. "
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