Quotes from Paulo Coelho

I am my own best friend and my own worst enemy. Before coming here, I was thinking I don't deserve it, that i wouldn't be able to meet your expectations, and that you had probably chosen the wrong candidate. At the same time, my heart was telling me that i was being rewarded because i hadn't given up and had fought to the end

All we have to do is understand that we're all here for a reason and to commit ourselves to that. Then we can laugh at our sufferings, large and small and walk fearlessly, aware that each step has meaning

Love was above everything else, and there was no hatred in love, only the occasional mistake.

If you want to achieve your objectives, you have to be prepared for a daily dose of pain or discomfort. At first, it's unpleasant and demotivating, but in time you come to realise that it's part of the process of feeling good, and the moment arrives when, if you don't feel pain, you have a sense that the exercises aren't having the desired effect.

All life battles teach us something, even those we lose

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting

A Warrior of Light never resorts to trickery, but he knows how to distract his opponent.

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

When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force.

When each day is the same as the nest it's because people fail to reconize the good things that happen in thier lives everyday the sunrises

Fear again. If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.

They spent days, nights, weeks, and years talking, never accepting the fact that, good or bad, an idea only exists when someone tries to put it into practice.

People never leave, we are always here in our past and future lives.

It is always far easier to have faith in your own goodness than to confront others ad fight for your rights...

Al atravesar un periodo difícil, recuerda: aunque hayas perdido grandes batallas, sobreviviste y estás ahí.

the reward of our work is not what we get, but what we become

At some point, we have each said through our tears, "I'm suffering for a love that's not worth it." 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. But ultimately there is no good reason for our suffering, for in every love lies the seed of our growth.

Everyone has his or her own way of learning things. His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. But we're both in search of our destinies, and I respect him for that.

Maktub. If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day.

When something undesirable grows in my soul, I ask God to give me the courage to mercilessly pluck it out.

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

Judging oneself to be inferior to other people was one of the worst acts of pride because it was the most destructive way of being different.

Before I die, I want to fight for life.

Fashion may renew itself every six months but one thing remains the same: bouncers always wear black.