Quotes from Paulo Coelho

An artist who desires very little and achieves it has failed in life.

The celebrity syndrome. When people forget who they are and start to believe what other people say about them.

I am very present in my work and my work is somehow an expression of my soul, but at the same time I think that a writer cannot write out of nothing.

Don't ask permission. If it does not work, you can apologize later.

Anything that makes us forget who we are and what we want; that way we can work in order to produce, reproduce, and earn money.

Work is a blessing when it helps us to think about what were doing;but it become a curse when its sole use is to stop us thinking about the meaning of our life.

Jealously would kill you from inside, if you water the plant of jealousy with anger instead of hard work

Warriors of light are not perfect.Their beauty lies in accepting this fact and still desiring to grow and to learn.

one cannot judge the beauty of a path merely by looking at its entrance.

How is it possible for the beauty that was there only minutes before to vanish so quickly?

Outer beauty is inner beauty made visible.

The best way to be original is to be yourself.

And the best way to know who we are is often to find out how others see us.

Be the best, but get ready to be attacked. Only mediocrity is safe.

Publishing is in a kind of Jurassic age.

Make whatever decision you wish but never forget one thing: all of you are much better than you believed. Take advantage of the chance that tragedy has given you; not everyone is capable of doing so

Dreaming isn't as simple as it seems. On the contrary, it can be quite dangerous. When we dream, we put powerful engines in motion and can no longer hide the true meaning of our life from ourselves. When we dream, we also make a choice of what price to pay.

Why dont peoples hearts tell them to continue following their dreams? Because that's what makes a heart suffer most, and hearts don't like to suffer.

When each day is the same as the next it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives, everyday the sunrises.

Sometimes, you get no second chance and that its best to accept the gifts the world offers you.

It's very difficult to read a book on your computer.

When something undesirable grows in my soul, I ask God to give me the courage to mercilessly pluck it out.

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.

Everything is a matter of courage.