Paulo Coelho's quote

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. The Alchemist

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving. The Alchemist

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. Alchemist

So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you. The Alchemist

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. The Alchemist

Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. The Alchemist

The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times. Alchemist

Haven't you learned anything, not even with the approach of death? Stop thinking all the time that you're in the way, that you're bothering the person next to you. If people don't like it, they can complain. And if they don't have the courage to complain, that's their problem Veronika Decides to Die

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

Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.

No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it. The Alchemist

God only rarely reveals the future. When he does so, it is for one reason: it's a future that was written so as to be altered. The Alchemist

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

Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life? Eleven Minutes

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own. The Alchemist

Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them. The Alchemist

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.

A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.

When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself. Eleven Minutes

If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity. Alchemist

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. The Alchemist

When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way. Brida

This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you. The Alchemist

Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Brida

Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart. The Alchemist

When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side. And yet if something goes wrong, there is nothing left! How is it possible for the beauty that was there only minutes before to vanish so quickly? Life moves very fast. It rushes from heaven to hell in a matter of seconds. Eleven Minutes

But love is always new. Regardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen times in our life, we always face a brand-new situation. Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere. We simply have to accept it, because it is what nourishes our existence. If we reject it, we die of hunger, because we lack the courage to stretch out a hand and pluck the fruit from the branches of the tree of life. We have to take love where we find it, even if that means hours, days, weeks of disappointment and sadness. The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free. Eleven Minutes

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of. Alchemist

You are what you believe yourself to be. The Witch of Portobello

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

There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there. The Fifth Mountain

In real life, love has to be possible. Even if it is not returned right away, love can only survive when the hope exists that you will be able to win over the person you desire. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life. Eleven Minutes

Your eyes show the strength of your soul.

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

Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time. The Devil and Miss Prym

The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter. Veronika Decides to Die

Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives. The Zahir

What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows. The Witch of Portobello

Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them.

None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith. Brida

Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant. Eleven Minutes

Stay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention.

behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire. Warrior of the Light

Anyone who is observant, who discovers the person they have always dreamed of, knows that sexual energy comes into play before sex even takes place. The greatest pleasure isn't sex, but the passion with which it is practiced. When the passion is intense, then sex joins in to complete the dance, but it is never the principal aim.

The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility. Eleven Minutes

We pretend to be strong because we are weak.

Tears are words that need to be written.

Love is like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day, you want more. You’re not addicted yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things. You think about the person you love for two minutes, and forget them for three hours. But then you get used to that person, and you begin to be completely dependent on them. Now you think about him for three hours and forget him for two minutes. If he’s not there, you feel like an addict who can’t get a fix. And just as addicts steal and humiliate themselves to get what they need, you’re willing to do anything for love. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.

You have to take risks, he said. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. Every day, God gives us the sun--and also one moment in which we have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy. Every day, we try to pretend that we haven't perceived that moment, that it doesn't exist--that today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow. But if people really pay attention to their everyday lives, they will discover that magic moment. It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane, like putting our front-door key in the lock; it may lie hidden in the quiet that follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same to us. But that moment exists--a moment when all the power of the stars becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time. The Alchemist

People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves. Veronika Decides to Die

Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle. Brida

When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too. The Alchemist

We are travelers on a cosmic journey,stardust,swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. The Alchemist

Every blessing ignored becomes a curse. The Alchemist

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

Haters are confused admirers who can’t understand why everybody else likes you

Don't listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people's failures. Eleven Minutes

Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.

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

You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say. That way, you'll never have to fear an unanticipated blow.

Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown -even when we don't want to and when we think we don't need to. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

You must be the person you have never had the courage to be. Gradually, you will discover that you are that person, but until you can see this clearly, you must pretend and invent.

I am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion and adventure that life can give me. The other wants to be a slave to routine, to family life, to the things that can be planned and achieved. I'm a housewife and a prostitute, both of us living in the same body and doing battle with each other. Eleven Minutes

Be crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention. Be brave enough to live different. Veronika Decides to Die

If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own. The Alchemist

If one day I could get out of here, I would allow myself to be crazy. Everyone is indeed crazy, but the craziest are the ones who don't know they're crazy; they just keep repeating what others tell them to. Veronika Decides to Die

Yes, my mind was wandering. I wished I were there with someone who could bring peace to my heart someone with whom I could spend a little time without being afraid that i would lose him the next day. With that reassurance, the time would pass more slowly. We could be silent for a while because we'd know we had the rest of our lives together for conversation. I wouldn't have to worry about serious matters, about difficult decisions and hard words. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

But love is much like a dam; if you allow a tiny crack to form through which only a trickle of water can pass, that trickle will quickly bring down the whole structure and soon no one will be able to control the force of the current. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

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