ritu's quotes, page 5 
Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines.
Author: ~Paul Brunton, Source: unknownIsolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things can come out of solitude, out of going to a place where all is quiet except the beating of your heart.
Author: ~Jeanne Marie Laskas, Source: unknownInside myself is a place where I live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up.
Author: ~Pearl S Buck, Source: unknownBeing solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your won presence rather than of the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement.
Author: ~Alice Koller, Source: unknownThose who have not found their true wealth, which is the radiant joy of Being and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it, are beggars, even if they have great material wealth. They are looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love, while they have a treasure within that not only includes all those thing but is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer
Author: ~Eckhart Tolle, Source: The Power of Now
Tragedies do happen. We can discover the reason, blame others, imagine how different our lives would be had they not occurred. But none of that is important: they did occur, and so be it. From there onward we must put aside the fear that they awoke in us and begin to rebuild.
Author: ~paulo Coelho, Source: The ZahirRegardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen of times in our life, we always face a brand-new situation. Love can send us to hell or paradise, but it always takes us somewhere. We simply have to accept it, because it is what nourishes our existence. ...we have to take love where we find it, even if that means hours, days, weeks of disappointment and sadness.
Author: ~paulo Coelho, Source: LifeThe end of one stage is only the beginning of another. Any dangers overcome are the necessary preparation to do better in the next stage.
Author: ~paulo Coelho, Source: LifeIt is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn't matter what we call it; What matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.
Author: ~paulo Coelho, Source: LifeA Warrior of the Light is never predictable.
Author: ~paulo Coelho, Source: Manual of The Warrior of Light