"Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly"
"By the River Piedra I sat down and wept. There is a legend that everything that falls into the waters of this river -- leaves, insects, the feathers of birds -- is transformed into the rocks that make the riverbed. If only I could tear out my heart and hurl it into the current, then my pain and longing would be over, and I could finally forget."
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Source: Eleven Minutes. Book by Paulo Coelho, 2003.
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