Quotes from Paulo Coelho

Warriors always have a certain gleam in their eyes.

The Warrior does not worry that, to others, his behavior might seem quite mad.

We all harbour a great sadness in our soul

God, in his infinite wisdom, hid Hell in he middle of Paradise, to keep us on our toes.

People always arrive promptly at the places where they are expected.

In our obsessive wish to arrive, we often forget the most important thing, which is the journey.

Never cease doubting. When the doubts stop it is because you have stopped journeying.

There is no such thing as a strange world, only a new world.

The search for something can prove as interesting as finding it.

Feelings form part of a world in which time, space and frontiers do not exist.

We are neither worse nor better than those who eye us critically.

Everyone has their own way of learning.

It is important never to relax, however far you have come.

You can only learn when you teach.

We learn to fight and to grow strong by fighting.

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

Few take up the burden of their own victory; most give up their dreams when these become impossible.

Forgive your enemy, but do not mistake him for a friend.

Fine words lack all meaning when we are confronted by real suffering.

A faithless fan can make a team lose a game they have won.

Anyone who loves needs to know both how to lose himself and how to find himself.

A threat need not provoke a response if it is not taken up.

The search for happiness is purely personal and not a model we can give to others.

To attain his dream, the warrior of light needs a strong will and an enormous capacity for acceptance.