After a while you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And company doesn’t mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts
And presents aren’t promises,
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads on todayBecause tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans
And futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn…
That even sunshine burns if you get too much.
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure…
That you really are strong
And you really do have worth…
And you learn and learn…
With every good-bye you learn.
- Jorge Luis Borges, You Learn
Luz Nas Vielas (Alleys of light) by Spanish art-collective Boa Mistura in São Paulo
What you take to be hyprocrisy is sometimes a certain caution, sometimes genuine, though ponderous, childish, sometimes a mixture of both.
- Jean Rhys
When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.
- Paulo Coelho, The Zahi
When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.
- Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym
Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.
- Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.
- Paulo Coelho, The Zahi
Favela Painting Foundation, founded by Dutch artists Dre Urhahn and Jeroen Koolhaas. transforming Santa Marta favela in Rio De Janeiro
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