“There is no warrior of light who has never been afraid of going into battle.
There is no warrior of light who has never betrayed or lied in the past.
There is no warrior of light who has never trodden a path that was not his.
There is no warrior of light who has never suffered for most trivial of reasons.
There is no warrior of light who has never believed that he is not a warrior of light.
There is no warrior of light who has never failed in his spiritual duties.
There is no warrior of light who has never said ‘yes’ when he wanted to say ‘no.’
There is no warrior of light who has never hurt someone he loved.
That is why he is a warrior of light,
because he has passed through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is.”
— Paulo Coelho, Manual of the Warrior of Light
