Quotes from Paulo Coelho

Travel is not about money, it's about courage.

Each morning brings a hidden blessing; a blessing which is unique to that day, and which cannot be kept or re-used. If we do not use this miracle today, it will be lost.

Waking up each morning to a hysterical alarm clock on the bedside table.

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

Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.

Hurry up: your dreams are waiting for you, but they will not wait forever

Go further than you planned. Ask for the moon: you will be surprised how often you get it

The more attention you pay an enemy, the stronger you make him. Be attentive, but don't be paranoiac.

In order for us to liberate the energy of our strength, our weakness must first have a chance to reveal itself.

Look around. And don't get close to people who make you suffer.

life is the moment we're living right now.

A schizophrenic is a person who already has a natural tendency to absent himself from this world.

You can't avoid pain, but you can choose to overcome it.

The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, "Oh, the book is better.

On your journey to your dream, be ready to face oasis and deserts. In both cases, don't stop

Never give up. When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs - but move on.

I closed my eyes and let the music flow through me, cleansing my soul of all fear and sin and reminding me that I am always better than I think and stronger than I believe.

I am love, I am music, she thinks. Let's dance.

music isn't just something that comforts or distracts us, it goes beyond that - it's an ideology. you can judge people by the kind of music they listen to.

It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and,when the wind turns against us,always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds,or to blame someone else for our mistakes.

Oddly enough I never used to suffer from depression on cold, gray, cloudy days like this. I feel as if nature is in harmony with me, that it reflected my soul.

A Warrior of Light needs love. Love and affection are part of his nature. He makes use of solitude, but is not used by it.

...the desert is so huge, and the horizons so distant, that they make a person feel small, and as if he should remain silent.

We warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know that the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how.