“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.”
— Paulo Coelho“Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.”
— Paulo Coelho“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.”
— Paulo Coelho“None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have faith.”
— Paulo Coelho“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
— Paulo Coelho“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.”
— Paulo Coelho“Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.”
— Paulo Coelho“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.”
— Paulo Coelho“If I must fall, may it be from a high place.”
— Paulo Coelho“I want to continue being crazy; living my life the way I dream it, and not the way the other people want it to be.”
— Paulo Coelho“Finding one important thing in your life doesn’t mean you have togive up all the other important things.”
— Paulo Coelho“Only two things can reveal life's great secrets: suffering and love.”
— Paulo Coelho“Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.”
— Paulo Coelho“No one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people's eyes, to reveal the marvels around.”
— Paulo Coelho“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.”
— Paulo Coelho“The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.”
— Paulo Coelho“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say.”
— Paulo Coelho“If you love someone, you must be prepared to set them free.”
— Paulo Coelho“Love is not a habit, a commitment, or a debt. It isn't what romantic songs tell us it is - love simply is.”
— Paulo Coelho“My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer.”
— Paulo Coelho“In fairy tales, the princesses kiss the frogs, and the frogs become princes. In real life, the pricesses kiss princes, and the princes turn into frogs.”
— Paulo Coelho“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.”
— Paulo Coelho“It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.”
— Paulo Coelho“It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and,when the wind turns against us,always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds,or to blame someone else for our mistakes.”
— Paulo Coelho“Death is our constant companion, and it is death that gives each person's life its true meaning.”
— Paulo Coelho“Isn't wine prohibited here? the boy asked. It's not what enters men's mouths that's evil, said the alchemist. It's what comes out of their mouths that is.”
— Paulo Coelho“God is the same, even though He has a thousand names; it is up to us to select a name for Him.”
— Paulo Coelho“God hides the fires of hell within paradise.”
— Paulo Coelho“When we venture in that unfamiliar sea, we trust blindly in those who guide us, believing that they know more than we do.”
— Paulo Coelho“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
— Paulo Coelho“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
— Paulo Coelho“Life moves very fast. It rushes from Heaven to Hell in a matter of seconds.”
— Paulo Coelho“When we want something, we have to have a clear purpose in mind for the thing that we want. The only reason for seeking a reward is to know what to do with that reward”
— Paulo CoelhoSometimes, happy endings are just new beginnings in disguise.
— Paulo CoelhoTo indulge without limit is to give away your power.
— Paulo CoelhoThe emotionless person is not heartless, but someone who has learned to protect their heart from the chaos of the world.
— Paulo CoelhoA warrior never worries about his fear. He embraces it and conquers it.
— Paulo Coelho