I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.
Paulo CoelhoRead
You were my hope during my days of loneliness, my anxiety during moments of doubt, my certainty during moments of faith.
Interpretation
This quote expresses deep appreciation for someone who provides support and comfort during difficult times.
In this quote, Paulo Coelho highlights the significance of a loved one who serves as a source of hope and reassurance amidst struggles such as loneliness, anxiety, and doubt. It emphasizes the profound emotional connection between individuals, illustrating how one person's presence and support can profoundly impact another's mental and emotional state, providing strength and certainty when needed most.
In practice
In a wedding speech to express gratitude for a partner's support.
I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.
Each stone, each bend cries welcome to him. He identifies with the mountains and the streams, he sees something of his own soul in the plants and the animals and the birds of the field.
We need to clear our minds of bad thoughts.
Having the courage to take the steps we always wanted to take is the only way of showing that we trust in God.
The fool who loves giving advice on our garden never tends his own plants
Sometimes the Warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once.
Every story is a story about death. But perhaps, if we are lucky, our story about death is also a story about love.
Now love's the only thing that's free /We must take it where it's found /Pretty soon it may be costly
My life used to be full of everything. Now if you aren't with me I haven't a thing in the world.
I'll take a rusty nail and scratch your initials on my arm.
Trapped in silence, Marco traces apologies and adorations across Celia's body with his tongue. Mutely expressing all the things he cannot speak aloud. He finds other ways to tell her, his fingers leaving faint trails of ink in their wake. He savors every sound he elicits from her. The entire room trembles as they come together. And though there are a great many fragile objects contained within it, nothing breaks.
Love has to be…flowering like the stars, and measureless as a kiss.
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