Michael Steen

“instead of accepting love's strength, we are trying to diminish it so that it fits the world in which we imagine we live.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

“Her long hair is loosely tied back, her face very refined and intelligent-looking, with beautiful eyes and a shadowy smile playing over her lips, a smile whose sense of completeness is indescribable. It reminds me of a small, sunny spot, the special patch of sunlight you find only in some remote, secluded place.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“But why all these questions?
Because I'm in love and I'm afraid of suffering.
Don't be afraid, the only way to avoid that suffering would be to refuse to love.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Zahir