Quotes by Paulo Coelho
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A warrior of the light...never confuses tension with anxiety.

So you see, Good and Evil have the same face; it all depends on when they cross the path of each individual human being.

Impossible is just an opinion.

If you don't care about what people think, you already passed the first step of success.

When I had nothing more to lose, I was given everything. When I ceased to be who I am, I found myself. When I experienced humiliation and yet kept on walking, I understood that I was free to choose my destiny.

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.

A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.

Dreaming is very pleasant as long as you are not forced to put your dreams into practice.

Follow your dreams, transform your life.

If it's still in your mind, it is still in your heart.

Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily.

If you don't fear, the Unknown will be kind to you.

Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.

Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That's all you need.

When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.

The only power you have on this planet is the power of your decisions.

How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.

Fear of failure leads to failure.

A boat is safe in the harbor. But this is not the purpose of a boat.

The grandeur of God reveals itself through simple things.

In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else's path is wrong.

Sadness does not last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired.

Love is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person. To love somebody isn't just a strong feeling. It is a decision, a judgment, and a promise.

You can achieve anything if you believe in yourself. But the opposite is also true; without strong self-belief you will not go far.

As I don't know about tomorrow, I never save the best for later.

We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation.

Avoid those who seek friends in order to maintain a certain social status or to open doors they would not otherwise be able to approach.

Never save the best for later. You don't know what tomorrow holds.

Never give up. When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs -- but move on.

The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.

I'm an adventurer, looking for treasure.

If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal.

Don't give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners.

Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.

Life is really generous to those who pursue their personal legend.

Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, live truly and forgive quickly.

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

I can speak to my soul only when the two of us are off exploring deserts or cities or mountains or roads.

None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith.

Doubt is wisdom. People are dangerous when they are certain that their cause is just and their facts are right.

Trust your reader, don't try to describe things. Give a hint and they will fulfill this hint with their own imagination.

Tears are words that need to be written.

Time is not a measure, but a quality.

Don't fear solitude: If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself. But don't get too attached to it -- it may become an addiction.

What hurts us is what heals us.

Truth is the best disinfectant.

Truth: something hard to say and hard to hide.

Brave is the only thing that I ask myself to be. Brave to write, to love, to face criticism, to live according my own rules.

It's better to cross the line and suffer the consequences than to just stare at the line for the rest of your life.

Relax: haters are secret admirers wanting to be you.

You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you need to breathe, calm down, look around, and improvise. Creativity is the key of life.

Courage in the path is what makes the path manifest itself.

Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path.

There are days that life is about dreams, goals, brightness. And there are days that life is just about putting foot in front of the other and continue walking -- there is nothing wrong about this.

If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself.

Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.

Elegance is achieved when all that is superfluous has been discarded and the human being discovers simplicity and concentration: the simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be.

The world is changed by examples, not by opinions.

Our power resides not only in what we do but also in what we refuse to do.

The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the big facts.

Don't give up. Remember, it's always the last key on the key ring that opens the door.

When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.

Be brave, take risks. Nothing can substitute for experience.

They say that extroverts are unhappier than introverts and have to compensate for this by constantly proving to themselves how happy and contented and at ease with life they are.

It's funny how people think you hate them when you literally do not think of them at all.

The best answer for anger is silence.

Never hate jealous people. They are jealous because they think you are better than them.

Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose and to commit ourselves to our goals and values.

The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.

Focus on the single purpose of being here and now. Life is a succession of moments. Be faithful to this moment -- if it is painful, it will pass. If it is joyful, it will also pass.

The journey isn't so much about becoming someone. It's about getting rid of everything that isn't really you.

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.

Things worth having are worth waiting for.

Praying is talking to the Universe. Meditation is listening to it.

Because you believed I was capable of behaving decently, I did.

There are three things that a child can teach an adult: To be happy for no reason; to be always busy doing something; And to know how to demand -- with all one's might -- what one wants.

The axe never remembers. The tree never forgets.

Just because it's not what you were expecting, doesn't mean it's not everything you need right now.

Go and get your things. Dreams mean work.

Fight for your dreams, even if that means fighting alone.

Learn from mistakes, but never regret you made them. We make mistakes because we dare to step outside our comfort zone.

Play hard, forgive quickly, apologize when you are wrong, take chances, and have no regrets.

To heal a wound you must stop scratching it.

I need a break from my own thoughts.

Some people around you will not understand your journey. They don't need to; it's not for them.

Never apologize for being yourself.

Our soul is governed by four invisible forces: love, death, power and time.

Enjoy what you can and ignore the rest. Let's not waste any energy fighting things that are outside our control.

Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile.

You must be humble, but never modest.

Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.

If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.

Life has many ways of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.

It's not difficult for me to put my feelings into written form. I try to be concise and to go direct to the subject. This is what people like about my work, and what the critics hate.

Writing is a solitary experience. I'm extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name the title out loud before finishing, I feel the energy I need to write will be drained. It's so intimate, I can't even share it with my wife.

I always was a rich person because money's not related to happiness.

About the idea of a clash between cultures, between civilisations, I don't believe in it. It's something some political leaders tried to use, and that the media tried and are still trying to sell us, in order to simplify the world and their work.