Quotes from Paulo Coelho

really important meetings are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other.

When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision.

They say that extroverts are unhappier than introverts and have to compensate for this by constantly proving to themselves how happy and contented and at ease with life they are.

Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.

It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their destiny

When life makes us face difficult situations-such as a personal loss-we have to understand that eternity is taking one more step.

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.

You can achieve anything if you believe in yourself. But the opposite is also true; without strong self-belief you will not go far.

The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better." -- The Alchemist

The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.

I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed.

No, I never saw an angel, but it is irrelevant whether I saw one or not. I feel their presence around me.

It's not difficult for me to put my feelings into written form. I try to be concise and to go direct to the subject. This is what people like about my work, and what the critics hate.

I had this dream to become a writer since I was a teenager.

One of many ways to be useful is to inspire people to forget some rules imposed by society. IMPORTANT rules are dictated by our hearts.

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.

You deserve all the good things that happen to you. Don't feel guilty and accept the blessings.

I'm not a body with a soul, I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body

Every Warrior of the Light has failed in his spiritual duties.

Courage is the first spiritual quality that you need to have.

Every man has a feminine side, and every woman a masculine side. It is important to use discipline with intuition, and to use intuition with objectivity.

The first spiritual quality we need to have is not faith; it is courage.

Courage is the most important spiritual quality.

No one knows what is going to happen in the next few minutes, and yet people still go forward, because they have trust, because they have faith.