Quotes from Paulo Coelho

When you close that door to nowhere throw away the key, we have a tendency to look back and regret

Given the right circumstances, every human being n this earth would be willing to commit evil.

Whether necessary or not, they occur. When he begins fighting for his dreams, man has no experience, and makes many mistakes. But the secret in life is to fall seven times, and rise up eight times.

Vectors never make the same mistake twice,That is why the warrior only risks his heart for something worthwhile.

Evil had to manifest itself and fulfill its role, so that ultimately Good could prevail. [...] Evil needs to manifest itself, for them to understand the value of Good.

She thinks about the other prostitutes who work with her. She thinks about her mother and her friends. They all believe that man feels desire for only eleven minutes a day, and that they'll pay a fortune for it. That's not true; a man is also a woman; he wants to find someone, to give meaning to his life.

People only allow themselves the luxury of being insane when they are in a position to do so.

The world only gets better because people risk something to make it better. Thanks Egyptians

Instead of buying something for you that you want I give you something that is mine, truly mine. A gift, a sign of respect for the person I have in front of me. Now you have a little piece of me with you which I gave you freely and spontaniously.

People who seek only success rarely find it, because success is not an end, but a consequence.

It doesn't matter, he said to his sheep. I know other girls in other places. But in his heart he knew that it did matter. And he knew that shepherds, like seamen and like traveling salesmen, always found a town where there was someone who could make them forget the joys of carefree wandering.

When something evolves, everything around that thing evolves as well.

We should always be prepared for attacks by the enemy and be capable of looking into the eye of death so that death may light our path.

It is said that everytime we embrace someone warmly, we gain an extra day of life. So please embrace me now.

Faith shows us that we are never alone. Transformation helps us to love the mystery.

Instead of accepting ourselves as we are, we try to imitate what we see around us.

In order to hear Love's words, you must allow Love to approach.

Past and future exist only in our memory. The present moment though, is outside of time, it's Eternity. It isn;t what you did in the past that will affect the present. It's what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future.

I know you don't love me. But I'm going to fight for your love. There are some things in life that are worth fighting for the end. You are worth it.

Love is free and is not ruled by our will or by what we do.

And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better.

Remember that human wisdom is madness in the eyes of God. But if we listen to the child who lives in our soul, our eyes will grow bright.

People need not fear the unknown if they're capable of achieving what they need and want.

On offre des fleurs parce que dans les fleurs se trouve le sens de l'Amour. Celui qui tente de posséder une fleur verra sa beauté se flétrir. Mais celui qui regarde simplement une fleur dans un champ la gardera pour toujours. Parce qu'elle va avec l'après-midi, le coucher du soleil, l'odeur de terre mouillée et les nuages sur l'horizon.