5 Quotes & Sayings By Esmeralda Santiago

Esmeralda Santiago is the author of the novel "The Periodic Table of Love" (2016) and "The Alchemist's Daughter" (2011), which she co-authored with her father, Paulo Coelho. She is also the co-founder of the non-profit organization, Generous Gestures Foundation. Esmeralda currently lives in Brazil, but moved to Spain at age 13 to study International Relations.

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I learned you pay for your happiness. That's why I don't expect to be happy all the time. I'd rather be surprised by one moment every so often to remind me that joy is possible, even if I have to pay for it later. Esmeralda Santiago
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They have no achievements of their own. They've made nothing, created nothing, worked at nothing. They will leave no trace that they ever existed. They have no legacy except for their names, which they did nothing to earn. Esmeralda Santiago
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I dressed to their murmurs in the other room, their voices soft but strained, and I wondered if men ever talked like this, if their sorrows ever spilled into these secret cadences. Esmeralda Santiago
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I would just as soon remain jamona than shed that many tears over a man. Esmeralda Santiago