Rich Strauss

“You are what you believe yourself to be.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

“Love fills everything. It cannot be desired because it is an end in itself. It cannot betray because it has nothing to do with possession. It cannot be held prisoner because it is a river and will overflow its banks. Anyone who tries to imprison love will cut off the spring that feeds it, and the trapped water will grow stagnant.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

“No one places her dreams in the hands of those who might destroy them.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

“Faith is not Desire. Faith is Will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied, whereas Will is a force. Will changes the space around us,...”
― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello