God, I am trying to recover my faith. Please don't abandon m... - Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

"Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work."

"In fairy tales, the princesses kiss the frogs, and the frogs become princes. In real life, the pricesses kiss princes, and the princes turn into frogs."

"God hides the fires of hell within paradise."

"Fortunate are those who take the first steps."

"If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him."