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Paulo Coelho
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.”
“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.”
“Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.”
“Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.”
“None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have fai...
“After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesn't bring and never has brought happiness. On the contra...
“No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy ev...
“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation.”
“I'm not a body with a soul, I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body.”
“Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.”
“The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, "Oh, the book is bet...
“Life moves very fast. It rushes from Heaven to Hell in a matter of seconds.”
“Dreams are the language of God.”
“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When w...
“When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, ...
“The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be dis...
“No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thin...
“Certain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing.”
“He knew one of the women well, and had shared his universe with her. They had seen the same mountains, and the same tre...
“When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part of ...
“We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body.”
“If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.”
“Faith is not Desire. Faith is Will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied, whereas Will is a force. Will changes...
“Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work.”
“Hatred. Something almost as physical as walls, pianos, or nurses. She could almost touch the destructive energy leaking...
“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
“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. ...
“No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't...
“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, ther...
“Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.”
“Ester asked why people are sad."That’s simple," says the old man. "They are the prisoners of their personal history. Ev...
“I am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion and adventure that life can give me. The other wants to be a sla...
“You are someone who is different, but who wants to be the same as everyone else. And that in my view is a serious illne...
“Don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you reall...
“Because you believed I was capable of behaving decently, I did.”
“In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else's path is wrong.”
“Nothing in this world happens by chance.”
“If only everyone could know and live with their inner craziness. Would the world be a worse place for it? No, people wo...
“Never miss an opportunity to show your love, especially to those close to you, because we are always at our most cautio...
“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when...
“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing ...
“Tears are words that need to be written.”
“This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at ...
“How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it.”
“If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.”
“Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.”
“And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward de...
“Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it is often a conquest. Our magic moment help us to change and sends us off in search ...
“She had just realized there were two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing them to be impossible ...
“If you have a past with which you feel dissatisfied, then forget it, now. Imagine a new story for your life and believe...
“All religions lead to the same God, and all deserve the same respect. Anyone who chooses a religion is also choosing a ...
