Quotes from Paulo Coelho

Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen, or a paintbrush, or an instrument, or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so better than they could.

We all know fear. But passion makes us fearless.

Use fear as an engine, not as a brake.

Say "NO" without guilt. Say "YES" without fear.

Fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

If you don't fear, the Unknown will be KIND to you

If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.

If you are never alone you cannot know yourself. And if you do not know yourself, you will begin to fear the void.

May we understand that fear of failure is worse than failure itself

People need not fear the unknown if they have a capable of achieving what they need and what

What is the world's greatest lie?...It is this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what is happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate

The secret to life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.

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.

We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.

It (destiny) is what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their destiny is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their destiny.

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move.

You have understood what all great painters understand: in order to forget the rules, you must know them and respect them.

One day you will wake up and there wont be any more time to do the things you've always wanted. Do it now.

You will fail many times but in failing you'll learn and in learning you'll find your way. Remember, there are no mistakes in life but only lessons, and lessons will keep on repeating until learned.

Life has many ways of testing a persons will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.

Don't ask permission to be happy. Don't beg for forgiveness. Just do it.

Give yourself freedom to try out new things Don't be so set in your ways that you can't grow.