Quotes from Paulo Coelho

I'm tired of having such a happy, perfect life. And that can only be a sign of mental illness. That's what I fall asleep thinking. Perhaps I really do have a serious problem.

The only greatness is unselfish Love.

If a person is living out his Personal Legend, he knows everything he needs to know. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

He recognized that he was feeling something he head never experienced before: the desire to live in one place forever.

If I accept it, rather than fight against it, things might change. I've noticed that loneliness gets stronger when we try to face it down but gets weaker when we simply ignore it.

But tormented souls have this incredible ability to recognize and approach one another, thus compounding their grief. Why hadn't I noticed this in him? Why did I see only the superficial way he talked about politics or the pedantic way he tasted the wine?

People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable to achieve them. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren't, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. Because, when these things happen, we suffer terribly.

And anyone who interferes with the destiny of another thing never will discover his own.

Bí quy?t c?a h?nh phúc là bi?t ng?m nhìn m?i th? tuy?t m? trên th? gian này mà không h? quên hai gi?t d?u trên muá»—ng.

The only things she cared about were solitude and beauty, direct communication with God, and above all a safe distance from the world that she already knew all too well and that no longer held any interest for her.

being constantly subjected to tests of his persistence and courage. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens.

No es necesario hablar del amor, porque el amor tiene su propia voz, y habla por sí

What made you fall in love with a prostitute?' I didn't understand it myself at the time. But I've thought about it since, and I think it was because, knowing that your body would never be mine alone, I had to concentrate on conquering your soul.' 'Weren't you jealous? 'You can't say to the spring: Come now and last as long as possible. You can only say: Come and bless me with your hope, and stay as long as you can.

This is why they are warriors of the light. Because they err. Because they question. Because they seek a reason - and they will surely find it.

When we are on high (Mountain), we can see everything else as small. Our glory and our sadness lose their importance. Whatever we conquered or lost remains there below. From the heights of the mountain, you see how large the world is , and how wide its horizons.

People tend to help others just so that they can feel are better than they really are.

Cuando liberamos nuestro lado malo,este acaba eclipsando completamente lo mejor de nosotros mismos.

I don't know why these things have to be transmitted by word of mouth, he thought. It wasn't exactly that they were secrets; God revealed his secrets easily to all his creatures. He had only one explanation for this fact: things have to be transmitted this way because they were made up from the pure life, and this kind of life cannot be captured in pictures or words. Because people become fascinated with pictures and words, and wind up forgetting the Language of the World.

Yo lloro por Narciso, pero nunca me di cuenta de que Narciso fuera bello. Lloro por Narciso porque cada vez que él se recostaba sobre mi orilla yo podía ver, en el fondo de sus ojos, mi propia belleza reflejada.

I, too, get scared, but it's at such moments that I discover a wisdom that is beyond me, and I go forward.

Yo te amo porque tuve un sueño, encontré un rey, vendí cristales, crucé el desierto, los clanes declararon la guerra, y estuve en un pozo para saber dónde vivía un Alquimista. Yo te amo porque todo el Universo conspiró para que yo llegara hasta ti.

I want and need to like myself again; I have to convince myself that I'm capable of taking my own decision.

If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your denstination.

Why do people prefer to believe in something far away and forget what is there before their eyes, a true manifestation of the miracle?