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“Allowing someone else to make us happy will make them happy too.”

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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

“I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. They amuse me, excite my blood. Being always on one’s guard, catching every glance, the significance of every word, guessing at intentions, frustrating their plots, pretending to be tricked, and suddenly, with a shove, upturning the whole enormous and arduously built edifice of their cunning and schemes—that’s what I call life.”

Way Whole Christian Enemy Blood Built Intention Enormous Plot Significance Pretending Schemes Glances Frustrating Cunning Catching Guessing Edifice

Author:Mikhail Lermontov

“How was your night?" I asked, my voice carefully neutral as I attempted to break the ice. My spying adventures still hung uncomfortably between us. "Interesting.Yours?" "Not so much." "Homework was brutal,huh?" He was making fun of me. "I didn´t do homework." He had the smile of a fow. "Who did you do?" I was speechless a moment. I stood there with my mouth slightly open. "Was that an innuendo?" "Just curious what my competition is." "Grow upp." His smile stretched. "Loosen up.”

Source: The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale

“I am jealous of anyone who can make other people care so much.”

People Care Jealous Unloved I Am Jealous

Book:Every Day

Source: Every Day

“It is an awful thing to be betrayed by your body. And it's lonely, because you feel you can't talk about it. You feel it's something between you and the body. You feel it's a battle you will never win . . . and yet you fight it day after day, and it wears you down. Even if you try to ignore it, the energy it takes to ignore it will exhaust you.”

Ifs Feels Trying Body Fighting Winning Energy Battle Lonely Your Body Awful Betrayed

Book:Every Day

Source: Every Day

“My idea, as the whole world knows, is that the capitalist system now doesn't work either for the United States or the world, driving it from crisis to crisis, which are each time more serious.”

Knows World Ideas States Whole United United States Serious Crisis Driving Whole World Capitalist

Author:Fidel Castro

“When Dawn looked at Vic, she saw Vic exactly as he wanted to be seen. Whereas Vic's parents couldn't help seeing who he used to be, and so many friends and strangers couldn't help seeing who he didn't want to be anymore, Dawn only saw him. Call it a blur if you want, but Dawn didn't see a blur. She saw a very distinct, very clear person.”

Ifs Want Persons Helping Wanted Used Parent Clear Saws Seeing Stranger Used To Be Dawn Blur Many Friends

Book:Every Day

Source: Every Day

“I know she is crying. Her tears fall on the wrong side, into the bottomless well inside her.”

Knows Wells Fall Sides Cry Tears

Book:Mornings in Jenin

Source: Mornings in Jenin

“Under the broken promises of superpowers and under the worlds indifference to spilled Arab blood.”

World Blood Broken Promise Indifference Superpower Broken Promises

Book:Mornings in Jenin

Source: Mornings in Jenin

“A persistent breeze lifted the thin curtains, fluttering a few moments of tranquility into the turbulent day.”

Moments Tranquility Breeze Curtains Persistent Fluttering

Author:Susan Abulhawa

“Duty is ours, results are God's.”

Reality Results Duty Conservative

Author:John Quincy Adams

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