Quotes from Paulo Coelho

Because the act of surrender means: I trust you.

I am talking to you, but the moment I am talking to you, the universe is being created and destroyed.

You don't have to explain your dreams, they belong to you.

If you think ADVENTURE is Dangerous, Try Routine. It is LETHAL. Be Brave. Take Risks. Nothing can substitute Experience. You have to Take Risks. We will only understand the Miracle of life fully when we allow the UnExpected to happen.

Not one word to stop me from doing something I shouldn't? 'No. By doing what you shouldn't, you will realize it yourself. As I said in the restaurant, the light in your soul is greater than the darkness. But for this you must go all the way to the end of the game.

And what went wrong when other alchemists tried to make gold and were unable to do so? They were looking only for gold his companion answered. They were seeking the treasure of their personal legend, without wanting actually to live out the personal legend.

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.

Love isn't just a feeling; it's an art. And like any art, it takes not only inspiration, but also a lot of work.

I read the Bible and know little of its history, but the human beings who wrote it were instruments of Divine Power, and Jesus forged a far stronger bond than the ten commandments: love. Birds and monkeys, or any of God's creatures, obey their instincts and merely do what they're programmed to do. In the case of the human being, things are more complicated because we know about love and its traps.

I learned that the world has a soul, and that whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of things. I learned that many alchemists realized their destinies, and wound up discovering the Soul of the World, the Philosopher's Stone, and the Elixir of Life. But above all, I learned that these things are all so simple they could be written on the surface of an emerald.

He told himself that he would have to start reading thicker books: they lasted longer, and made more comfortable pillows.

Dan wanita manapun di dunia ini dengan hanya sedikit kepekaan tahu pria mana yang sedang jatuh cinta dengannya

One loves because Love is the Greatest Gift, not because it gives us something in return.

Sometimes taking part in a great battle will be the thing that will help to change the course of history. But sometimes you can do that simply by smiling, for no reason, at someone you happen to pass in the street. Without intending to, you might have saved the life of a complete stranger, who also thought he was useless and might have been ready to kill himself – until a smile gave him new hope and confidence.

We are afraid to change because we think that, after so much effort and sacrifice, we know our present world. And even though that world might not be the best of all worlds, and even though we may not be entirely satisfied with it, at least it won't give us any nasty surprises. We won't go wrong. When necessary, we will make a few minor adjustments so that everything continues the same.

The world is divided into those who understand me and those who don't. In the case of the latter, I simply leave them to torment themselves trying to gain my sympathy.

Why don't people's hearts tell them to continue to follow their dreams? the boy asked the alchemist. Because that's what makes the heart suffer most, and hearts don't like to suffer.

No one should let themselves get used to anything.

No one wants their life thrown into chaos. That is why a lot of people keep that threat under control, and are somehow capable of sustaining a house or a structure that is already rotten. They are the engineers of the superseded

No one can go back, but everyone ca go forward. And tomorrow, when the sun rises,all you have to say to yourself is:I am going to think this day as the first day of my life.

In the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own Personal Legends.

life is the moment we're living right now.

Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings. We're all tormented by that same destructive feeling, the sense that no one else on the planet cared about us

When you make a decision, you are really diving in a strong current that will bring you to places you never dreamed of when you first made that decision