“No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“Don't wish me happiness
I don't expect to be happy all the time...
It's gotton beyond that somehow.
Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor.
I will need them all.”
― Gift from the Sea
I don't expect to be happy all the time...
It's gotton beyond that somehow.
Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor.
I will need them all.”
― Gift from the Sea
“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after.”
― Gift from the Sea
― Gift from the Sea
“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
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