Quotes from Paulo Coelho

You must be the person you have never had the courage to be.

A fall from the third floor hurts as much as a fall from the hundredth. If I have to fall, may it be from a high place.

Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the language of the world.

Talent is a universal gift, but it takes a lot of courage to use it. Don't be afraid to be the best.

it is only courage on the path itself that makes the path appear

A brush with death always helps us to live our lives better.

An awareness of death encourages us to live more intensely.

The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes.

And if I'm alone in bed, I will go to the window, look up at the sky, and feel certain that loneliness is a lie, because the Universe is there to keep me company.

If you're brave to say 'goodbye,' life will reward you with a 'hello.'

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.

It isn't expectations that carry us forward, it's our desire to go on.

That 'simple desire' to share something meant that we could enter the world of language without words, where everything is always clear and there is no danger of being misinterpreted.

When you dance, do you feel desire? Do you feel as if you were summoning up a greater energy? When you dance, are there moments when you cease to be yourself?

The warrior knows that he is free to choose his desires, and he makes these decisions with courage, detachment, and - sometimes - with just a touch of madness.

Only by accepting our desires can we have an idea of who we are.

Everyone, when they are young, knows what their destiny is.

The warrior of the light has a destiny to fulfill.

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

The boy told himself that, on the way toward realizing his own destiny, he had learned all he needed to know, and had experienced everything he might have dreamed of.

The closer one gets to realizing his destiny, the more that destiny becomes his true reason for being.

Fight for your dreams, and your dreams will fight for you.

You don't need to explain your dreams. They belong to you.

When everything seems to be going well and your dream is almost within your gasp, that is when you must be more alert than ever.