Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.
PAULO COELHOPeople want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.
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Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.
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We have to take love where we find it, even if that means hours, days, weeks of disappointment and sadness.
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Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.
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Behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire.
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The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.
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When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.
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A fall from the third floor hurts as much as a fall from the hundredth. If I have to fall, may it be from a high place.
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It is always important to know when something has reached its end.
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Stay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention.
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Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen.
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In love, no one can harm anyone else; we are each of us responsible for our own feelings and cannot blame someone else for what we feel.
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The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us.
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The best way to destroy the bridge between the visible and invisible is by trying to explain your emotions.
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When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.
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Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment.
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People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.
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You are what you believe yourself to be.
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Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them.
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Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy.
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Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.
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It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory.
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Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.
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Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.
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Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.
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What is a teacher? I’ll tell you: it isn’t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.
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If someone isn’t what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
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