Sometimes I need to be a stranger to myself. Only then my soul can show me not what I want, but what I need to see.
Paulo CoelhoLove appears and says: "You think you're heading towards a specific point, but the whole justification for the goal's existence lies in your love for it. Rest a little,but as soon as you can, get up and carry on. Because ever since your goal found out that you were traveling toward it, it has been running to meet you.
Paulo CoelhoHe remembers the five rules of combat set down by Chuan Tzu - faith, companions, time, space and strategy.
Paulo CoelhoPeople read a lot of stories about witches, fairies, paranormals, and children possessed by evil spirits. They go to films showing rituals featuring pentagrams, swords, and invocations. That's fine, people need to give free reign to their imagination and to go through certain stages. Anyone who gets through those stages without being deceived will eventually get in touch with the Tradition.
Paulo Coelho