“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”
― Eleven Minutes
― Eleven Minutes
“You say they create their own reality," said Veronika, "but what is reality?”
― Veronika Decides to Die
― Veronika Decides to Die
“If the whole world is evil, then the tragedy that befell you is justified," she went on. "That would make it easier for you to accept the deaths of your wife and daughters. But if good people do exist, then, however much you deny it, your life will be unbearable; because fate set a trap for you, and you know you didn't deserve it. It isn't the light you want to recover, it's the certainty that there is only darkness.”
― The Devil and Miss Prym
― The Devil and Miss Prym
“Don't think about what you've left behind" The alchemist said to the boy as they began to ride across the sands of the desert. "If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. And one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“Why do we have to listen to our hearts?" the boy asked.
"Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you will find your treasure.”
― The Alchemist
"Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you will find your treasure.”
― The Alchemist
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