Quotes by Paulo Coelho

She felt vulnerable and alone and had a sense that a great opportunity was slipping through her fingers. Once again, she felt that life was not treating her as it treated other people: it gave her every chance to achieve something, and just when she was close to her objective, the ground opened up and swallowed her. Thats how it had been with her studies, with certain boyfriends, with certain dreams she had never shared with anyone.

All we have to do is understand that were all here for a reason and to commit ourselves to that. Then we can laugh at our sufferings, large and small and walk fearlessly, aware that each step has meaning

Instead of buying something for you that you want I give you something that is mine, truly mine. A gift, a sign of respect for the person I have in front of me. Now you have a little piece of me with you which I gave you freely and spontaniously.

I wept because I was re-experiencing the enthusiasm of my childhood; I was once again a child, and nothing in the world could cause me harm.

Tell me about your life since I last saw you. | There are no great mysteries to tell. My path is always ther, and I do everything I can to follow it in a dignified way. | What is your path? | The path of someone seeking love. | And loves path is really complicated. | Because on that path we can go either to heaven or to hell?

Those who try to kill the body violate Gods law. Those who try to kill the soul also violate Gods law, even though their crime is less visible to others.By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

How can we be so arrogant? The planet is, was, and always will be stronger than us. We cant destroy it; if we overstep the mark, the planet will simply erase us from its surface and carry on existing. Why dont they start talking about not letting the planet destroy us?

solitude is not absence of love, but its complement

At lifes most significant moments, we are always alone

Why is patience so important?Because it makes us pay attention.

So he could not be hasty or impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path.God placed them along my path. He had surprised himself with the thought. Until then, he had considered the omens to be things of this world, Like eating or sleeping, or like seeking love or finding a job. he had never thought of them in terms of a language used by God to indicate what he should do.

I have always believed that in the lives of individuals, just as in society at large, the profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame.When we least expected it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready yet.The challenge will not wait.Life does not look back.A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only real obligation.

If his decision is correct, he will win the battle, even if it lasts longer than expected. If his decision is wrong, he will be defeated and he will have to start all over again- only this time with more wisdom.But once he has started, a warrior of the light perseveres until the end.

Its only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work

Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms.

Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love.

of all the weapons of destruction that man could invent, the most terrible-and the most powerful-was the word. Daggers and spears left traces of blood; arrows could be seen at a distance. Poisons were detected in the end and avoided. But the word managed to destroy without leaving clues.

I kissed him hard. The few people in the bar must have been thinking that all they were seeing was just a kiss. They didnt know that this kiss stood for my whole life - and his life, as well. The life of anyone who has waited, dreamed, and searched for their true path.The moment of that kiss contained every happy moment I had ever lived.

Those who are truly enlightened, those whose souls are illuminated by love, have been able to overcome all of the inhibitions and preconceptions of their era. They have been able to sing, to laugh, and to pray out loud; they have danced and shared what Saint Paul called the madness of saintliness. They have been joyful - because those who love conquer the world and have no fear of loss. True love is an act of total surrender.