"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering."
"If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible."
"In fairy tales, the princesses kiss the frogs, and the frogs become princes. In real life, the princesses kiss princes, and the princes turn into frogs."
"In real life, love has to be possible. Even if it is not returned right away, love can only survive when the hope exists that you will be able to win over the person you desire."
"All love stories are the same."
— Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness
