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Quote by Paulo Coelho

“Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.”

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Paulo Coelho, born on August 24, 1947, is a renowned Brazilian author and lyricist. His works are characterized by profound philosophical thoughts and rich imagination, with his most famous novel being 'The Alchemist'. more

“She looks at the swings, and I can see she’s imagining what they’d look like if the kids weren’t there. The guilt of this holds her down momentarily. It appears to be there constantly. Never far away, despite her love for them. I realize that nothing belongs to her anymore and she belongs to everything.”

Ifs Looks I Can Kids Realizing Guilt Despite Swings Far Away

Book:I Am the Messenger

Source: I Am the Messenger

“When her hands reached out and poured the tea, it was as if she also poured something into me while I sat there sweating in my cab. It was like she held a string and pulled on it just slightly to open me up. She got in, put a piece of herself inside me, and left again.”

Ifs Hands Left Pieces Tea Sat Strings Cab Sweating

Book:I Am the Messenger

Source: I Am the Messenger

“Why can’t the world hear? I ask myself. Within a few moments I ask it many times. Because it doesn’t care, I finally answer, and I know I’m right. It’s like I’ve been chosen. But chosen for what? I ask.”

Knows World Moments Care Asks Answers Chosen

Book:I Am the Messenger

Source: I Am the Messenger

“Civilization is the mastery of violence, the triumph, constantly challenged, over the aggressive nature of the primate. For primates we have been and primates we shall remain, however often we learn to find joy in a camellia on moss. This is the very purpose of education.”

Has Beens Joy Purpose Violence Civilization Triumph Aggressive Mastery Moss Primates Purpose Of Education Camellias

Author:Muriel Barbery

“What should I say? That I like him so much it hurts?”

Should Hurt Should I It Hurts I Like Him

Book:Princess Academy

Source: Princess Academy

“I witness the birth on paper of sentences that have eluded my will and appear in spite of me on the sheet, teaching me something that I neither knew nor thought I might want to know. This painless birth, like an unsolicited proof, gives me untold pleasure, and with neither toil nor certainty but the joy of frank astonishment I follow the pen that is guiding and supporting me.”

Knows Want Giving Might Joy Pleasure Teaching Birth Paper Give Me Sentences Proof Certainty Witness Spite Pens Frank Sheets Toil Astonishment Painless

Author:Muriel Barbery

“He had never missed God or the hope of heaven, but he had dearly wanted confession to rest his mind, Communion to let him touch something beyond Father Krone's dry, shaky hand, and holy water to taste like starlight.”

Mind Hands Wanted Father Heaven Water Holy Taste Dry Confession Communion Starlight Holy Water

Author:Peter S. Beagle

“Anything under God's control is never out of control.”

God Jesus Christian Inspirational

Author:Charles R. Swindoll

“It's important to read a book, but also to hold the book, to smell the book... it's perfume, it's incense, it's the dust of Egypt.”

Important Book Smell Dust Egypt Perfume Incense

Author:Ray Bradbury

“A father has to be a provider, a teacher, a role model, but most importantly, a distant authority figure who can never be pleased. Otherwise, how will children ever understand the concept of God?”

Children Father Roles Teacher Figures Inspire Authority Models Concepts Parenting Role Models Providers Authority Figures

Author:Stephen Colbert

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