Azalea

“Maktub,” she said. “If I am really part of your dream, you’ll come back one day.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“She regretted having taken his hand, she wanted to get away from there as soon as possible, to hide her shame, never again to see that man who had witnessed all that was most sordid in her, and who nevertheless continued to treat her with such tenderness.
But again she remembered Mari's words: She didn't need to explain her life to anyone, not even to the young man standing before her.”
― Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die

“his heart was afraid. As he looked up at the clouds or down at the precipice, he realised that this woman was the most important thing in his life; that she was the explanation, the sole reason for the existence of those rocks, that sky, that winter. If she were not there with him, it wouldn’t matter if all the angels of heaven came flying down to comfort him – Paradise would make no sense.

‘ I want to tell you that I love you,’ Brida said softly. ‘ Because you’ve shown me the joy of love.’

She felt full, complete, as if the whole landscape were seeping into her soul... and she was sure that, if she took a risk, she would experience love as never before.”
― Paulo Coelho

“Before I die, I want to fight for life.”
― Paulo Coelho