Quotes from Paulo Coelho

You are what you believe yourself to be.

A warrior of light who trusts too much in his intelligence will end up underestimating the power of his opponent.

Life is made of our attitudes. And there are certain things that the gods oblige us to live through. Their reason for this does not matter, and there is no action we can take to make them pass us by.

The journey towards the top of the mountain is always longer than you think. Don't fool yourself: the moment will come where what seemed to be close to you is in fact still very far away.

The end of one stage is only the beginning of another. Any dangers overcome are the necessary preparation to do better in the next stage.

So the Warrior fights the Good Fight and he helps others, even though he does not quite understand why.

When you find your way you cannot be scared. You need to be brave enough to take wrong steps. The deceptions, failures, lack of enthusiasm, are tools that God places in our way to reveal the path.

He is as wise as a serpent and as innocent as a dove.

Every Warrior of the Light has suffered for the most trivial of reasons.

People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being. Maybe that's why they give up on it so early, too.

The Good Fight is the one that we fight in the name of our dreams.

Life is like a garden, you reap what you sow

The Warrior of the Light concentrates on the small miracles of daily life.

Making mistakes is a way of taking action.

Only cowards hide behind silence.

We are all masters of our own destinies.

A warrior of light always commits himself. He is enslaved to his dream but he is free in his steps.

People are very reluctant to talk about their private lives but then you go to the internet and they're much more open.

Often in the search for your destiny you will find yourself obliged to change direction

So we contemplate each other, and we want each other, and I give it life and warmth, and it gives me my reason for living.

One can abandon one's personal legend for a time, as long as one does not forget about it entirely and returns to it as soon as possible.

The closer you get to your dream, the more your personal legend becomes your real reason for living.

There is only one way to learn... It's through action.

I'm proud of the scars in my soul. They remind me that I have an intense life.