Quotes from Paulo Coelho

Always remember the proverb: This too shall pass. Your negative feelings won't last forever, there's a light at the end of every tunnel. It might not happen today or tomorrow, but you'll feel better eventually.

I learned long ago that in order to heal my wounds, I must have the courage to face up to them. I also learned to forgive myself and correct my mistakes

Quién ama ha vencido el mundo y no teme perder nada, el verdadero amor supone un acto de entrega total.

No one can posses an afternoon of rain beating against the window, or the serenity of a sleeping child, or the magical moment when the waves break on the rocks. No one can posses the beautiful things of this Earth, but we can know them and love them. It is through such moments that God reveals himself to mankind.

Everyday was another day spent waiting.  Every night was another night when she might meet someone who would  recognize her true worth.

How does light enter a house? If the windows are open. How does light enter a human? If the door of love is open.

Difficulty is the name of an ancient tool that was created purely to help us define who we are.

If you start out by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work toward getting it.

I refuse to walk faintly through life only to arrive safely at death!

People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being. Maybe that's why they give up on it so early, too. But that's the way it is.

Even the tallest trees are able to grow from tiny seeds like these. Remember this, and try not to rush time.

According to the laws of nature, one should destroy the other, but in love neither good nor evil, there is neither construction nor destruction, there is merely movement. And love changes the laws of nature.

People are all crazy... but the craziest are the ones who never allow themselves to be crazy.

she considered the possibility of telling her about everything that was happening, but then she changed her mind; people never learn anything by being told; they have to find out for themselves.

Knowledge was always the power that kept the Universe in its place and the stars turning in their orbits.

one cannot judge the beauty of a path merely by looking at its entrance.

Insanity is in the eyes of the beholder. So I will continue to live my personal folly.

He was sure that it made no difference to her on which day he appeared: for her, every day was the same, and when each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

Age only slows down those who never had the courage to walk at their own pace..

A warrior of the light never picks fruit before it is ripe.

Let go of the idea that the path will lead you to your goal. The truth is that with each step we take, we arrive. Repeat that to yourself every morning: 'I've arrived.' That way you'll find it much easier to stay in touch with each second of your day.

Be blessed. And just as you are transforming your own life, may you transform the lives of those around you. When they ask, do not forget to give. When they knock at your door, be sure to open it. When they lose something and come to you, do whatever you can to help them find what they have lost. First, though, ask; knock at the door and find what is missing in your life. A hunter always knows what to expect - eat or be eaten.

Where there is loyalty, weapons are of no use.

The more attention you pay an enemy, the stronger you make him. Be attentive, but don't be paranoiac.