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Quotes from Aleph — Paulo Coelho

born 1947 Brazil

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What hurts us is what heals us.

Aleph (2011)

Every note leaves in each of us a memory, but it is the melody as a whole that tells a story, the story of someone wanting to get closer to another person and who keeps on trying, despite repeated rejections.

Aleph (2011)

*Of giving, even when I have nothing

Aleph (2011)

What did I do to deserve this?

Aleph (2011)

I forgive the indifference and ill will

Aleph (2011)

I forgive the neglect and the contempt

Aleph (2011)

I forgive the betrayals and the lies

Aleph (2011)

I forgive the slanders and intrigues

Aleph (2011)

I forgive the hostility and jealousy

Aleph (2011)

I forgive the anger and the cruelty

Aleph (2011)

“No one can learn to love by following a manual, and no one can learn to write by following a course. I’m not telling you to seek out other writers but to find people with different skills from yourself, because writing is no different from any other activity done with joy and enthusiasm”.

Aleph (2011)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Paulo Coelho (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.