Quotes from Paulo Coelho

die wahre Erfahrung von Freiheit: das Wichtigste auf der Welt zu haben, ohne es zu besitzen.

People aren't used to that way of thinking, they want everything to stay the same. And the consequence of that is pain.

Some of my friends are very poor, the only thing they have is money.

Solitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us and help us decide what to do with our life. Therefore, blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge. If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself.

Everything has changed; it's just that we can't see it.

God is always close to us, whether we pray to him or not.

Those who don't understand their personal legends will fail to comprehend its teachings.

Not everything in life is a long train with tickets available to all.

Do not do to another that which you would abhor being done to you; that is the law. All the rest is legal commentary.

Loyalty can never be imposed by force, fear, insecurity, or intimidation.

diplomacy is also the art of postponing decisions until the problems resolve themselves.

Nothing. Although they are flowers you did not count on, they are still part of the garden.

the truth about this existence of ours...can be summed up in one word: Live

Au lieu de t'acheter un objet que tu aimerais posséder, je te donne un objet qui m'appartiens, vraiment à moi, un cadeau. C'est un témoignage de respect envers celui qui se tient face à moi. une façon de lui faire comprendre combien il importe d'être près de lui. Il possède maintenant une petite part de moi-même, que je lui ai librement et spontanément remise.

Everything and everybody is the same; this is the mystery and the end.

If you understand life you need a reality check.

Traveling is not always a question of money, but of courage. You spent a great part of your life going around the world like a hippie: what money did you have then? None. You could hardly afford the tickets, and nevertheless I believe they were some of the best years of your life - eating badly, sleeping at railway stations, unable to communicate because of the language, being forced to depend on others just in order to find some shelter to spend the night.

men love to explain things, and they have opinions on everything.

When he was a child, that man wanted to travel, too. But he decided first to buy his bakery and put some money aside. When he's an old man, he's going to spend a month in Africa. He never realized that people are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

Well, maybe I just want to know the future so I can prepare myself for what's coming. If good things are coming, they will be a pleasant surprise, said the seer. If bad things are, and you know in advance, you will suffer greatly before they even occur.

That is the most common excuse, and the most foolish of all. Love has never prevented a man from following his dreams. If she truly loves you, she will want the best for you. And anyway, you do not have a woman whom you love; the woman is not yours. What is yours is the energy of love, which you aim at her. You can do that from anywhere.

Words are tears that have been written down. Tears are words that need to be shed.

True love, a question for which there is no answer.

The universe always helps us fight for our dreams, no matter how foolish they may be. Our dreams are our own, and only we can know the effort required to keep them alive.