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Veronika Decides To Die

by Paulo Coelho

Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything—youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wak

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“I want to continue being crazy; living my life the way I dream it, and not the way the other people want it to be.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Living, living freely, Living Fully, Living Boldly, Self & Identity

“You are your own best friend. Never, ever, put yourself down.”

— Hope, Inspirational, amazon.com

Tagged: Bestfriend

“On 11 November 1997, Veronika decided that the moment to kill herself had — at last! — arrived.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“You are someone who is different, but who wants to be the same as everyone else. And that in my view is a serious illness. God chose you to be different. Why are you disappointing God with this kind of attitude?”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Look me in the eye and never forget what I'm about to tell you. There are only two prohibitions, one according to man's law, the other according to God's. Never force a sexual relationship on anyone, because that is considered to be rape. And never have sexual relations with children, because that i…”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Veronika brought her interior monologue to a close and made a promise to herself: she would not leave Villete alive. It was best to put an end to everything now, while she was still brave and healthy enough to die.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“I'll tell everyone that the children are my reason for living, when in reality my life is their reason for living.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“You have two choices: to control your mind or to let your mind control you.”

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“The great problem with poisoning by Bitterness was that the passions — hatred, love, despair, enthusiasm, curiosity — also ceased to manifest themselves. After a while, the embittered person felt no desire at all. They lacked the will either to live or to die, that was the problem.”

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“She believed herself to be completely normal. Two very simple reasons lay behind her decision to die, and she was sure that, were she to leave a note explaining, many people would agree with her. The first reason: everything in her life was the same and, once her youth was gone, it would be downhill…”

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“When she opened her eyes, Veronika did not think "this must be heaven". Heaven would never use a fluorescent tube to light a room, and the pain — which started a fraction of a second later — was typical of the Earth. Ah, that Earth pain — unique, unmistakable.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Patience, Courage, Waiting

“Collective madness is called sanity.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Madness, crazy, Insanity, Herd Mentality

“We all live in our own world. But if you look up at the starry sky - you'll see that all the different worlds up there combine to form constellations, solar systems, galaxies.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Unity, Individuality, Interconnectedness, Life, Perception

“The danger of an adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Adventure, Opportunity, Chance, Taking Risks, Taking Chances

“Everyone is indeed crazy, but the craziest are the ones who don't know they're crazy; they just keep repeating what others tell them to.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Sanity, Life, Conformity, Self-Concept, Mental Health