Fizza Asim

“Men cheat because it’s in their genetic code. A woman does it because she doesn’t have enough
dignity; in addition to handing over her body, she always ends up handing over a bit of her heart. A
true crime. A theft. It’s worse than robbing a bank, because if one day she is discovered (and she
always is), she will cause irreparable damage to her family.
For men it is just a “stupid mistake.” For women, it feels like a spiritual crime against all those
who surround her with affection and support her as a mother and wife.”
― Paulo Coelho, Adultery

“When we’re with other people and they say nothing, the situation becomes irritating, tense, unbearable.”
― Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die

“I want to feel the rain on my face, to smile at any man I feel attracted to, to accept all the coffees men might buy for me. I want to kiss my mother, tell her I love her, weep in her lap, unashamed of showing my feelings, because they were always there even though I hid them.”
― Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die

“She had never allowed herself to be provoked; she had learned early that whenever a new situation presented itself, you had to remain cool and distant.”
― Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die