Quotes from books

Few days after having written my first blog I found out how many people have read that. After seeing the numbers I felt so energetic and thought that I should write one blog everyday. I sat down with my laptop and started thinking a topic. Fifteen minutes gone, I was looking at the blank screen and blinking cursor. Thirty more minutes gone and nothing really changed. After few more minutes I closed my laptop and spent days thinking what to write. 

I thought about writing poems or stories but then there was the issue of copyrights. I 'tried' reading articles explaining how one could get his digital works copyrighted. I dropped the idea because the process seemed complicated and confusing. And then conversations with my family and friends has led me to this topic.

I love reading books. But there are some quotes or lines in books which makes a huge impact on the readers. There are so many such lines that have inspired many writers and readers. So I wanted to quote lines from two novels and a translated book of poems.

1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

• "It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives became controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie"
• "When you want something all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it"
• "Everyone has his or her own way of learning things"

2. Discover your destiny by Robin Sharma

• "Trust that the winter of your sorrow will yield to the summer of your joy, just as the brilliant rays of the morning always follow the darkest part of the night"
• "The world is a mirror: We receive from life not what we want but who we are"
• "It is a truth that in our darkest times we are willing to go the deepest"
• "This universe of ours is a far friendlier place than we realize. A boat that never ventures beyond its moorings will never be damaged, but that's not what boats are made for. Similarly, a human being who never dares to walk out into unknown spaces of his or her life will never get hurt, but that is not what human beings were designed for."

3. Rumi- a new translation by Farrukh Dhondy

• "When God has made the earth for you to roam, why have you made a prison cell your home?"

Hope you also get inspired by this...!