Quotes by Paulo Coelho

“Déjà vu is more than just that fleeting moment of surprise, instantly forgotten because we never bother with things that make no sense. It show that time doesnt pass. Its a leap into something we have already experienced and that is being repeated.”

“I am talking to you, but the moment I am talking to you, the universe is being created and destroyed.”

“Life moves very fast. It rushes from Heaven to Hell in a matter of seconds.”

“When we venture in that unfamiliar sea, we trust blindly in those who guide us, believing that they know more than we do.”

“We are always trying to convert people to a belief in our own explanation of the universe. We think that the more people there are who believe as we do, the more certain it will be that what we believe is the truth. But it doesnt work that way at all.”

“There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, ones dreams would have no meaning.”

“After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesnt bring and never has brought happiness. On the contrary, its a constant state of anxiety, a battlefield; its sleepless nights, asking ourselves all the time if were doing the right thing. Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.”

“When you want something, he entire universe conspires to help you achieve it.”

“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.”

“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.”

“In a few more days Id anticipated telling Veronika that our injections had cured her heart condition. But in light of her unscheduled departure form Villette my telling that particular lie will not be required. The majority of people who attempt suicide repeat that attempt until they succeed. I took a risk in lying to her about her condition, i decided to test the only remedy i have come to have any faith in: awareness of life. Until she finds out from some other doctor that she is perfectly healthy. Shell consider each day a miracle. Which in my view it is.”

“Ever since time began, people have recognized their true Love by the light in their eyes.”

“Some people appear to be happy, but they simply dont give the matter much thought. Others make plans: Im going to have a husband, a home, two children, a house in the country. As long as theyre busy doing that, theyre like bulls looking for the bullfighter: they react instinctively, they blunder on, with no idea where the target is. They get their car, sometimes they even get a Ferrari, and they think thats the meaning of life, and they never question it. Yet their eyes betray the sadness that even they dont know they carry in their soul. Are you happy?”

“Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows.”

“When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side. And yet if something goes wrong, there is nothing left! How is it possible for the beauty that was there only minutes before to vanish so quickly? Life moves very fast. It rushes from heaven to hell in a matter of seconds.”

“waktu kita di bumi ini sakral adanya, dan kita seharusnya merayakan setiap detiknya”

“I think that, with age, people come to realize that death is inevitable. And we need to learn to face it with serenity, wisdom and resignation. Death often frees us from a lot of senseless sufferings.”

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

“It was the pure Language of the World. It required no explanation, just as the universe needs none as it travels through endless time. What the boy felt at that moment was that he was in the presence of the only woman in his life, and that, with no need for words, she recognized the same thing. He was more certain of it than of anything in the world. He had been told by his parents and grandparents that he must fall in love and really know a person before becoming committed. But maybe people who felt that way had never learned the universal language. Because, when you know that language, its easy to understand that someone in the world awaits you, whether its in the middle of the desert or in some great city. And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, ones dreams would have no meaning.”

“Human beings are the only ones in nature who are aware that they will die. For that reason and only for that reason, I have a profound respect for the human race, and I believe that its future is going to be much better than its present. Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when they least expect it, people make of their lives a battle that is worthy of a being with eternal life. What people regard as vanity-leaving great works, having children, acting in such a way as to prevent ones name from being forgotten- I regard as the highest expression of human dignity.”