Sunday, January 16, 2011

Memorable Quotes


Memorable quotes from The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho. Who is no longer my favorite author after this book! I picked it up at the bookstore after a quick glance at the back cover, not realizing it is an awful thriller about a serial killer and I cannot stand any horror movies or reading about anything of the sort. I just don't fill my consciousness which such thoughts. Anyway, there were a few memorable quotes:

"Jasmine is sitting staring out at the sea while she thinks of nothing. At such moments, she feels a deep connection with the infinite, as if it were not she who was there, but something more powerful, something capable of extraordinary things."
I often feel this way at the beach. This quote further strengthens my resolve that the next place I move to call home, I will have to live on the beach.

"At the first sign of indifference or lack of enthusiasm, take note! The only preventive against this disease is the realization that the soul suffers, suffers greatly, when we force it to live superficially. The soul loves all things beautiful and deep."