Quotes from Paulo Coelho

The happier people can be, the unhappier they are.

Up until then, whenever anyone had mentioned the possibility of making a film adaptation, my answer had always been, 'No, I'm not interested.' I believe that each reader creates his own film inside his head, gives faces to the characters, constructs every scene, hears the voices, smells the smells. And that is why, whenever a reader goes to see a film based on a novel that he likes, he leaves feeling disappointed, saying: 'the book is so much better than the film.

Long since, the desert wind wiped away our footprints in the sand. But at every second of my existence, I remember what happened, and you still walk in my dreams and in my reality. Thank you for having crossed my path.

Everyday God gives us a moment in which it is possible to change everything that makes us unhappy.

This was the kiss I had waited for so long - a kiss born by the river of our childhood, when we didn't yet know what love meant. A kiss that had been suspended in the air as we grew, that had traveled in the world in the souvenir of a medal, and that had remained hidden behind piles of books. A kiss that had been lost and now was found. In the moment of that kiss were years of searching, disillusionment and impossible dreams.

The night is just a part of the day

Never miss an opportunity to show your love, especially to those close to you, because we are always at our most cautious with them for fear of being hurt.

It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.

Dreams are the language of God.

One day you will wake up & there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted. Do it now.

I understand once again that the greatness of God always reveals itself in the simple things.

Personal growth has its price, and she was paying it without complaint.

The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.

Each time we embrace someone warmly, we gain an extra day of life.

Love one another, but let's try not to possess one another.

Every moment in life is an act of faith

Sometimes the best of gods gift's arrive by the shattering of all the window panes.

Stop thinking about life and choose to live it

Hatred. Something almost as physical as walls, pianos, or nurses. She could almost touch the destructive energy leaking out of her body. She allowed the feeling to emerge, regardless of whether it was good or bad; she was sick of self-control, of masks, of appropriate behavior. Veronika wanted to spend her remaining two or three days of life behaving as inappropriately as she could.

He had to choose between something he had become accustomed to and something he wanted to have.

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

The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.

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

I believe in signs....what we need to learn is always there before us, we just have to look around us with respect & attention to discover where God is leading us and which step we should take. When we are on the right path, we follow the signs, and if we occasionally stumble, the Divine comes to our aid, preventing us from making mistakes.