Paulo Coelho Quotes

Learning something means coming into contact with a world of which you know nothing. In order to learn, you must be humble.

...he learned the most important part of the language that all the world spoke-the language that everyone on earth was capable of understanding in their heart. It was love.

A writer always wears glasses and never combs his hair. Half the time he feels angry about everything and the other half depressed. He spends most of his life in bars, arguing with other dishevelled, bespectacled writers. He says very 'deep' things. He always has amazing ideas for the plot of his next novel, and hates the one he has just published.

Laugh at your worries and insecurities. View your anxieties with humor. It will be difficult at first, but you'll gradually get used to it.

Before commencing battle, the Warrior of Light opens his heart and asks God to inspire him.

We are responsible for everything that happens in this world. We are warriors of light, and with the strength of our love and of our will we can change our destiny and that of many other people.

When there is no turning back, then we should concern ourselves only with the best way of going forward.

Love is not a habit, a commitment, or a debt. It isn't what romantic songs tell us it is - love simply is.

we who determine how quickly time passes.

If he waits for the ideal moment, he will never set off; he requires a touch of madness to take the next step. The warrior uses that touch of madness. For - in both love and war - it is impossible to foresee everything.

It is Easy to be a Hater. Go for the difficult Task: be a Lover!

I kissed him hard. The few people in the bar must have been thinking that all they were seeing was just a kiss. They didn't know that this kiss stood for my whole life - and his life, as well. The life of anyone who has waited, dreamed, and searched for their true path. The moment of that kiss contained every happy moment I had ever lived.

That is why I write - to try to turn sadness into longing, solitude into remembrance.

It's not my story anymore: whenever I speak about the past now, I feel as if I were talking about something that has nothing to do with me. All that remains in the present are the voice, the presence, and the importance of fulfilling my mission. I don't regret difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today, I feel the way a warrior must feel after years of training; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right.

Certain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing.

Be a source of joy. And let haters complain about the world.

The good old days, when each idea had an owner, are gone forever.

So we contemplate each other, and we want each other, and I give it life and warmth, and it gives me my reason for living.

A Warrior knows that an angel and a devil are both competing for his sword hand. The devil says: "You will weaken. You will not know exactly when. You are afraid." The angel says: "You will weaken. You will not know exactly when. You are afraid." The Warrior is surprised. Both the angel and the devil have said the same thing. The devil continues: "Let me help you." And the angel says: "I will help you." At that moment the Warrior understands the difference. The words may be the same but these two allies are completely different. And he chooses the angel's hand.

The pain barrier was not a barrier for her; she could go beyond it.

One way or another, I have wound up destroying what I've loved. I've seen my dreams fall apart just when I seemed to achieve them. I always thought tat was just the way life was. My life anf everybody else's.

She [the Virgin Mary] was normal. She had already had other children. The Bible tells us that Jesus had two brothers. Virginity, as it relates to Jesus, is based on a different thing: Mary initiated a new generation of grace. A new era began. She is the cosmic bride, Earth, which opens to the heavens and allows itself to be fertilized.

A Warrior of the Light does not accept gifts from his enemy.

No, I'm not mistaken. I know you don't love me. But I'm going to fight for your love. There are some things in life that are worth fighting for to the end. You are worth it.

It took me 40 years to write my first book.

Love is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person. To love somebody isn`t just a strong feeling. It is a decision, a judgment, and a promise.

Worshiping someone means...placing that person outside of our world. We are not worshiping anyone or anything, we are simply communing with Creation.

God is the same, even though He has a thousand names; it is up to us to select a name for Him.

Life is too short for us to keep important words, for example, 'I love you', locked in our hearts.

The closer one gets to realizing his destiny, the more that destiny becomes his true reason for being.

Timidity puts obstacles in your path, boldness eliminates them.

It is bound to come a moment when what seems close is still very far away.

We will always meet rivals in everything we do, but the most dangerous are those we believe to be our friends.

Choosing one path means abandoning others - if you try to follow every possible path you will end up following none.

If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert.

..there is nothing worse than the feeling that no one cares whether we exist or not, that no one is interested in what we have to say about life, and that the world can continue turning without our awkward presence. I began to imagine how many millions of people were, at that moment, feeling utterly useless and wretched—however rich, charming, and delightful they might be—because they were alone that night, as they were yesterday, and as they might well be tomorrow.

What good is money to you if you're going to die? It's not often that money can save someone's life.

Everybody is a political person, whether you say something or you are silent. A political attitude is not whether you go to parliament; it's how you deal with your life, with your surroundings.

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.

Respect your soul: don't keep repeating "I'm going to make it". Your soul already knows that, what it needs is to use the long journey to be able to grow, stretch along the horizon, touch the sky. An obsession does not help you at all to reach your objective, and even ends up taking the pleasure out of the climb. But pay attention: also, don't keep saying "it's harder than I thought", because that will make you lose your inner strength.

Be fully awake if you want to dream

If we accept all that is wrong about us - and despite it, believe that we are deserving of a happy life - then we will have thrown open an immense window that will allow love to enter.

The day will come when those knocking at the door will see it open; those who ask will receive; those who weep will be consoled.

Travel is never a matter of money but of courage

The spiritual path can only be traveled through the daily experience of love.

In the intervals between battles, the Warrior rests.

All battles have some use, including those in which we were defeated.

You have two choices: to control your mind or to let your mind control you.