Quotes from Paulo Coelho

To enjoy the rainbow, first enjoy the rain.

When I die, bury me standing, because I've spent all my life on my knees!

A writer once said that it is not time that changes man, nor knowledge; the only thing that can change someone's mind is love.

Don't be intimidated by other people's opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do. Seek out people who aren't afraid of making mistakes and who, therefore, do make mistakes.

When you forgive, the person who insulted you feels humbled in his error and becomes loyal.

Fear exists before and after, but not while the shots are being fired, because, at that moment, you see men at their very limit, capable of the most heroic of actions and the most inhumane.

Only when l know, the truth will set me free!

In order to find the treasure, you will have to follow the omens. God has prepared a path for everyone to follow. You just have to read the omens that he left for you.

It's the oasis, said the camel driver. Well, why don't we go there right now? the boy asked. Because we have to sleep.

Dan saat engkau menginginkan sesuatu, seluruh jagat raya bersatu padu untuk membantumu meraihnya

Don't give up. Remember, it's always the last key on the key ring that opens the door.

To accumulate love means luck, to accumulate hatred means a calamity. Whoever does not recognize the door to problems will one day leave it open, letting tragedy in.

The completion is always more difficult that the beginning

All love stories have much in common. I wen through the same thing at one point in my life. But that's not what I remember. What I remember is that love returned in the form of another man, new hopes, and new dreams.

I've discovered my vocation. I want to be a writer.

The boy told himself that, on the way toward realizing his own destiny, he had learned all he needed to know, and had experienced everything he might have dreamed of.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of getting naked in public.

Then the Warrior realizes that these repeated experiences have but one aim: to teach him what he does not want to learn.

Todos los caminos del mundo llevan hasta el corazón del guerrero; él se zambulle sin pensar en el río de las pasiones que corre por su vida.

If even God has a hell, which is his love for mankind, then any man has his hell within easy reach, and that's his love for his family.

The Buddhists were right, the Hindus were right, the Muslims were right, and so were the Jews. Whenever someone follows the path to faith—sincerely follows it—he or she is able to unite with God and to perform miracles. ... "God is the same, even though He has a thousand names; it is up to us to select a name for Him.

Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong, my dear, said her father looking at the clock. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

Those who make promises they don't keep end up powerless and frustrated, and exactly the same fate awaits those who believe those promises.

Nature speaks to me as if I were its beloved daughter. The mountain tells me: "You have my strength." The lakes tell me: "You have my peace and my calm." The sun tells me: "Shine like me, go beyond yourself. Listen.