Quotes from Paulo Coelho

Trust and start walking. We are not alone in the dark, our path will unfold as we move.

We will always meet rivals in everything we do, but the most dangerous are those we believe to be our friends.

Having the courage to take the steps we always wanted to take is the only way of showing that we trust in God.

The beauty of truth: whether it is bad or good, it is liberating.

You will be loved and respected only if you love and respect yourself.

I opened the window and my heart. The sun flooded my house and Love flooded my soul.

Keeping passion at bay or surrendering blindly to it - which of these two attitudes is the least destructive?

The wise are wise only because they love.

We must never forget that spiritual experience is above all a practical experience of love. And with love, there are no rules.

Love is the force that brings us back together, in order to condense the experience dispersed in many lives and many parts of the world.

When we boldly seek love, love reveals itself to us, and we end up attracting more love. If one person loves us, everybody loves us.

Live fully, love deeply, let go with no bitterness.

Love with no boundaries. Your future depends on your capacity to love.

Love your enemy. But don't forget he is not your friend

Love is what dreams are made of!

Don't expect your genius to be discovered; do what you must do because it gives you joy. Don't expect your love to be accepted. Love because it justifies your life.

No one can desire the love of God without first knowing human love.

We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because our love is going unrecognized. We suffer because we are unable to impose our own rules.

...it was dangerous to overflow because we might end up finding ourselves occupied by our loved ones and drowning them with our love and enthusiasm.

When you are in love, things make even more sense, he thought.

Love is joy. Don't convince yourself that suffering is a part of it.

When you have an intense contact of love with nature or another human being, like a spark, then you understand that there is no time and that everything is eternal.

I need to write about love. I need to think and think and write about love-otherwise, my soul won't survive.

But if I don't think about love, I will be nothing.