Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym

"Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time."

"Love, too, was just a question of time"

"I think that, with age, people come to realize that death is inevitable. And we need to learn to face it with serenity, wisdom and resignation. Death often frees us from a lot of senseless sufferings."

"When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny."

"Even God has a hell: his love of Mankind."

"Because you believed I was capable of behaving decently, I did."