River Piedra Quotes

“At some point, we have each said through our tears, "I'm suffering for a love that's not worth it." We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because our love is going unrecognized. We suffer because we are unable to impose our own rules.

But ultimately there is no good reason for our suffering, for in every love lies the seed of our growth.”
― Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

“All love stories have much in common. I wen through the same thing at one point in my life. But that's not what I remember. What I remember is that love returned in the form of another man, new hopes, and new dreams.”
― Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

“There is a legend that everything that falls into the waters of this river -- leaves, insects, the feathers of birds -- is transformed into the rocks that make the riverbed. If only I could tear out my heart and hurl it into the current, then my pain and longing would be over, and I could finally forget.”
― Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

“Seek to live. Remembrance is for the old.”
― Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

“One doesn't love in order to do what is good or to help or to protect someone. If we act that way, we are perceiving the other as a simple object.”
― Paulo Coelho