Paulo Coelho Quotes

Ten minutes can be a long time when you're waiting with a beating heart for something you don't understand, something you don't really want to know.

Depression is the flaw in love. There's no such thing as love without the anticipation of loss. And that specter of despair can be the engine of intimacy.

Am I about to feel really, really stupid?

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.

Journeys end in lovers meeting; I have spent an all but sleepless night, I have told lies and made a fool of myself, and the very air tastes like wine. I have been frightened half out of my foolish wits, but I have somehow earned this joy; I have been waiting for it for so long.

What was the difference between love and the agony of waiting? Like love, the agony of waiting began in the muscles and somewhere around the upper belly but soon spread out to the chest, the thighs, and the forehead, to invade the entire body with numbing force.

After dinner, I become afraid despite myself. I know I should be joyous, for this reunion is the proof that love can still be ours, but I know the bell has tolled this evening. The sun has long since set and the thief is about to come, and there is nothing I can do to stop it. So I stare at her and wait and live a lifetime in these last remaining moments.

Where love is great, the littlest doubts are fear; Where little fears grow great, great love grows there.

I hated waiting. If I had one particular complaint, it was that my life seemed composed entirely of expectation.

Trent looked me up and down. “Is that all you’re going to do?” My pulse quickened, and I gazed at the front of the basilica where the scratching was coming from. “I might have a snack later if nothing comes through those doors.

The thing that makes me most vulnerable is romantic relationship.

Suspense combines curiosity with fear and pulls them up a rising slope.

no hour arrives so soon as the one we dread.

and i am a boy waiting-for the heat and fruitfulness of summer,waiting to see who will walk out of those woods for me. Waiting for my lovely summer girl

The anguished suspense of watching the lips you hunger for, framing the words, the death sentence, of sheer triteness!

Eight, sir; seven, sir; Six, sir; five, sir; Four, sir; Three, sir; Two, sir; one! Tenser, said the Tensor. Tenser, said the Tensor. Tension, apprehension, And dissension have begun.

Don’t be afraid,” she said, coldly, “ as far as love may go she may be worthy of you. It must have taken a good deal to overcome her pride. Don’t be afraid, John.

Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies.

It's like being on Death Row in an American jail. You are waiting for the door handle to turn, not knowing whether it's a reprieve or just your final breakfast before being executed.

Even though I'm in love, sometimes I get so afraid.

I'll wait for you under the bluebells. I'll be there always.

Insecurity is at the heart of every rivalry.

Hope and fear are inseparable.