The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change: Yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is.
Paulo CoelhoNo one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it
Paulo CoelhoPerhaps they needn't even believe - it was enough that they needed angels, and the angels would return gladly.
Paulo CoelhoThat is what marks out the warrior: the knowledge that willpower and courage are not the same thing. Courage can attract fear and adulation, but willpower requires patience and commitment. Men and women with immense willpower are generally solitary types and give off a kind of coolness. Many people mistakenly think that (they) are cold (people) when nothing could be further from the truth.
Paulo Coelho