Mata Hari Quotes

“(On the myth of Eros)
Each time I recall this myth, I wonder: Are we never to be able to see the true face of love? And I understand what the Greeks meant by this: Love is an act of faith and its face should always be covered in mystery. Every moment should be lived with feeling and emotion because if we try to decipher it and understand it, the magic disappears.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Spy

“Dikota paling rindu itu,Ningtyas
malam senantiasa menjatuhkan pejammu di mataku, mencuriku diam-diam dari mimpi, kemudian menidurkanku diatas bantalan lembut hati.
kau perempuanku, jangan tutup pejammu aku takut pada bangun, yang kan membuatmu jatuh kedalam selaput rapuh kabut pagi”
― firman nofeki

“We all know I won't be killed because of this stupid allegation of espionage, but because I decided to be who I always dreamed. And the price of a dream is always high.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Spy

“Spy

Though at the moment I am a prisoner, my spirit remains free. While everyone is fighting a never-ending battle to see who will survive amid so much bloodshed, I don't need to fight anymore, only wait for people I've never met to decide who I am.”
― Paulo Coelho

“It's because I dream of being accepted and respected, though I don't owe anything to anyone. Why do I need that? I waste my time on worries, regrets, and darkness - a darkness that only enslaves me, chaining me to a rock where I'm served up as food for birds of prey, a rock that I can no longer leave.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Spy

“It is a shame that what happens today already happened yesterday, and will happen again tomorrow; it will continue to happen until the end of time, or until man finds out he is not only what he thinks, but mostly what he feels. The body tires easily, but the spirit is always free and will help us get out, one day, from this infernal cycle of repeating the same mistakes every generation. Although thoughts always remain the same, there is something stronger, and this is called Love.”
― Paulo Coelho

“La Belle Époque in Paris would now be her home. When she was asked by a journalist why she had chosen Paris, she replied, 'I don't know. I thought all women who ran away from their husbands went to Paris.”
― Elizabeth Kerri Mahon, Scandalous Women: The Lives and Loves of History's Most Notorious Women