"Esther, however, was the only woman who understood one very simple thing: in order to be able to find her, I first had to find myself."
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"Join with those who sing, tell stories, talk pleasure in life, and have joy in their eyes, because joy is contagious, and can prevent others from becoming paralysed by depression, loneliness and difficulties."
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"I've never been as happy as I am now, because I followed the signs, I was patient, and I know that this is going to change everything."
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"Happiness: there are a series of rules, and if you fail to follow them, your conscious mind will refuse to accept the idea that you're happy."
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"What counts in a good story is the person inside. Keep it simple."
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"Your heart is alive. Keep listening to what it has to say"
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"The great conquest is the result of small, unnoticed victories."
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"If you want to understand love, first learn about freedom."
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"When the songs of your heart start singing, you should listen...for its harmony will bring you happiness and the melody is the voice of your true spirit."
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"I think the big danger of madness is not madness itself, but the habit of madness. What I discovered during the time I spent in the asylum is that I could choose madness and spend my whole life without working, doing nothing, pretending to be mad. It was a very strong temptation."
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"Learn from someone who has already been up there: no matter how unique you feel, there is always someone who has had the same dream before you and ended up leaving marks that can make your journey easier; places to hang the rope, trails, broken branches to make the walking easier. The climb is yours, so is the responsibility, but don't forget that the experience of others can help a lot."
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"Never abandon your dreams. Follow the signs."
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"It's in the present that lies the secret: if you pay attention to the present you will be able to enhance it."
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"Every human being has inside them something more important than him or herself - his or her Gift."
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"When someone wants something then they should be aware that they are taking a risk. But this is precisely what makes life interesting."
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"Each person is different and each one will reach God by his or her own path."
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"Everything new troubles us. Life catches us unawares and obliges us to journey towards the unknown, even when we do not want to, even when we do not need to."
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"Time does not always pass at the same speed. We are the ones who determine that speed."
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"Feelings do not grow old along with the body. Feelings form part of a world I don’t know, but it’s a world where there’s no time, so space, no frontiers."
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"And I began to feel sorry for myself; for so many years, my drawer full of memories had held the same old stories."
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