Quotes from Paulo Coelho

But no one can lose sight of what he desires. Even if there are moments when he believes the world and the others are stronger. The secret is this: do not surrender.

The music could even penetrate his remote world, more distant than the moon itself; it could even perform miracles.

the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn

Find someone who makes you smile, because it only takes a smile to make a day better

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.

Don't fear the light within. May it ignite the Sacred Flame in your soul.

Elegance is accepted and admired because it makes no effort to be elegant.

The Lord often has his prophets climb mountains to converse with Him. I always wondered why He did that, and now I know the answer: when we are on high, we can see everything else as small. Our glory and sadness lose their importance. Whatever we conquered or lost remains there below. From the heights of the mountain, you see how large the world is, and how wide its horizons.

Enjoy the questions and forget the answers.

Nothing is completely wrong, even a broken clock is right twice a day.

No life is complete without a touch of madness.

It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them

Man needs what's worst in him in order to achieve what's best in him.

Follow your dreams and take your risks.

If I stay another day, I'll be here for another year. And if I stayed another year, I'll never leave.

Hell is when we look back during the fraction of a second and know that we wasted an opportunity to dignify the miracle of life. Paradise is being able to say at the moment I made some mistakes, but I wasn't a coward. I Lived my life and did what I had to do

Life is too short, or too long, for me to allot myself the luxury of living it so badly.

When faced by any loss, there's no point in trying to recover what has been, it's best to take advantage of the large space that opens up before us and fill it with something new.

Flowers teach us that nothing is permanent: not their beauty, not even the fact that they will inevitably wilt, because they will still give new seeds. Remember this when you feel joy, pain, or sadness. Everything passes, grows old, dies, and is reborn.

To die tomorrow was no worse than dying on any other day. Every day was there to be lived or to mark one's departure from this world.

Why do so many people chose to spend their whole life destroying paths they didn't even want to follow, instead of following the one path that would lead them somewhere.

No one could make a choice without feeling afraid.

The Lord heareth the prayers of those who ask to put aside hatred. But he is deaf to those who would flee from love.

i don't regret the difficulties I experienced; I think they help helped me to become the person I am today. i feel the way a warrior must feel after years of traning; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right