Denise

“إنا كانت المعاناة حاصلة، فمن الأفضل تقبلها، لانها لن تزول بمجرد انكارك لها. إذا كان الفرح حاضرا، فمن الأفضل تقبله أيضا حتى وان خشيت أن يزول يوماً ما”
― Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

“In the world of my imagination, Esther was still my companion, and her love gave me the strength to go forward and explore all my frontiers.
In the real world, she was pure obsession, sapping my energy, taking up all the available space, and obliging me to make an enormous effort just to continue with my life.
How was it possible that, even after two years, I had still not managed to forget her? I could not bear having to think about it anymore, analyzing all the possibilities, and trying
various ways out: deciding simply to accept the situation, writing a book, practicing yoga, doing some charity work, seeing friends, seducing women, going out to supper, to the cinema (always avoiding adaptations of books, of course, and seeking out films that had been specially written for the screen), to the theater, the ballet, to soccer games. The Zahir always won, though; it was always there, making me think, "I wish she was here with me.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

“العذاب يحدث عندما نرغب في أن يحبنا الآخر بالطريقة التي نتصوّرها، وليس بالطريقة التي يجب أن يتجلى الحب فيها، حراً بلا قيود، يرشدنا بقوته ويحول دون توقفنا”
― Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

“عندما يمدحنا الناس ينبغي ان نراقب تصرفاتنا عن كثب”
― Paulo Coelho, The Zahir