Paulo Coelho Quotes

"The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation. All things are one. And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

"A warrior of light who trusts too much in his intelligence will end up underestimating the power of his opponent."

"The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love."

"One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."

"The biggest mistake of the man is that he thinks he doesn't deserve the good and the bad things from his life."

"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering."

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream."

"I think it is a problem of our society that we don't enjoy (ourselves.) We have these values, like, you have to be rich, you have to get a diploma, you have to work hard, otherwise you are useless, you are nothing but a pariah. And the book asks, 'Is it true? This is what my mom told me, but is it true?"

"There's a lot of me in it. But the character is more egotistical. I'm also egotistical, but not the way the character is. This guy is successful, he has everything, but his wife has left him. The most important value - love - is missing. What is wrong with this institution called 'marriage'? What is wrong with this institution called 'the pursuit of happiness'?"

"Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time."

"No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's eyes."

"Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act."

"When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream."

"Tonight his eyes were shining-he looked wonderful."

"We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery."

"I still pray but it's something automatic, and I'm not even sure I still believe in it... Because I've suffered, and God didn't listen to my prayers. because many times in my life I have tried to love with all my heart, and my love has wound up being"

"“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”"

"But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for."

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

"You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle."