Paulo
Coelho is one of my favourite authors. Not only is he a brilliant story teller
but his words touch the soul. Even if it is a biography kind of a novel, he
puts in such brilliant insights that leave you pondering about the many
mysteries of life and of course, life itself.
'The Spy' is the life story of Mata Hari. It is based
on her real life. She was a dancer. Later on she was convicted of being a spy
and working for two countries at war. And Paulo Coelho really made the story interesting
to read. Her life is portrayed in a wonderful and colourful way because of
which you cannot keep the book down. Even so, I did not like it as much as his
other books. But, some of the words in this book became my favourite the moment
I read them. I’ve given it 2/5 stars on Goodreads.
Anyway, here are some of the parts
which I liked the most. They’re really worth thinking about.
"My first piece of advice is the hardest, and it
has nothing to do with your performance. Never fall in love. Love is a poison.
Once you fall in love, you lose control over your life - your heart and mind belong
to someone else. Your existence is threatened. You start to do everything to
hold on to your loved one and lose all sense of danger. Love, that inexplicable
and dangerous thing, sweeps everything you are from the face of the earth and,
in its place, leaves only what your beloved wants you to be."
"Are we never to be able to see the true fave of
love? And I understand what the Greeks meant by this: Love is an act of faith
and its face should always be covered in mystery. Every moment should be lived
with feeling and emotion because of we try to decipher it and understand it,
the magic disappears. We follow its winding and luminous paths, we let
ourselves go to the highest peak or the deepest seas, but we trust in the hand
that leads us. If we do not allow ourselves to be frightened, we will always
awaken in a palace; if we fear the steps that will be required by love and want
it to reveal everything to us, the result is that we will be left with
nothing."
"It is a shame that what happens today already
happened yesterday, and will happen again tomorrow; it will continue to happen
until the end of time, or until man finds out he is not only what he thinks,
but mostly what he feels. The body tires easily; but the spirit is always free
and will help us get out, one day, from this infernal cycle of repeating the
same mistakes every generation. Although thoughts always remain the same, there
is something stronger, and this is called Love.
Because when we truly love, we know others and
ourselves better. We do not need words, documents, minutes, statements,
accusations or defenses."
Hope you liked it! Have you read this book? What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments below!
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