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By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

Name: By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
ISBN: 0061122092

A superb treatment of the basic human temperaments and how God can use them, now revised with new chapters and questions for group study.

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Paulo Coelho (3)

“Yes, my mind was wandering. I wished I were there with someone who could bring peace to my heart someone with whom I could spend a little time without being afraid that i would lose him the next day. With that reassurance, the time would pass more slowly. We could be silent for a while because we’d…”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: life choices, Decisions, Conversations, love quotes, Hoping

“I’ve been in love before, it’s like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day you want more. You’re not addicted yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things. You think about the person you love for two minutes then forget them for…”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Addicting feeling, Sweet surrender, Sacrifices

“Yes, we are going to suffer, we will have difficult times, and we will experience many disappointments — but all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark. And one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Disappointment, Suffering, Pride, Faith