if a book isn't self-explanatory, then it isn't worth readin... - Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

"if a book isn't self-explanatory, then it isn't worth reading."

"No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us happy. If what makes us happy is different from what we have now, then we must either change once and for all or stay as we are, feeling even more unhappy."

"fanaticism is the only way to put an end to the doubts that constantly trouble the human soul."

"No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us happy. If what makes us happy is different from what we have now, then we must either change once and for all or stay as we are, feeling even more unhappy."

"When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive."