Paulo Coelho

Whenever we need to make a very important decision it is best to trust our instincts, because reason usually tries to remove us from our dream, saying that the time is not yet right. Reason is afraid of defeat, but intuition enjoys life and its challenges.

The act of discovering who we are will force us to accept that we can go further than we think.

If you pay close attention to each day, you will discover the magic moment.

And a mistake repeated more than once is a decision.

The true lover realizes that freedom is needed for loyalty to blossom.

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

Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.

It's not what enters men's mouth that is evil," said the alchemist. It's what comes out of their mouths that is.

Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. _x000D_ Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person - nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need.

Writing is a solitary experience. I'm extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name the title out loud before finishing, I feel the energy I need to write will be drained. It's so intimate, I can't even share it with my wife.

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.

Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly

Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.

But don’t forget that memory is like salt: the right amount brings out _x000D_ the flavour in food, too much ruins it. If you live in the past all the _x000D_ time, you’ll find yourself with no present to remember.

When you have an intense contact of love with nature or another human being, like a spark, then you understand that there is no time and that everything is eternal.

Don't expect your genius to be discovered; do what you must do because it gives you joy. Don't expect your love to be accepted. Love because it justifies your life.

There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.

People no longer try to decipher the mystery of life but choose instead to be a part of it.

The celebrity syndrome. When people forget who they are and start to believe what other people say about them.

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

This may sound a little bit idealistic, but when I go to my blog, my Facebook page, my Twitter account, I talk to different people from all over the world, and you see how it's easy to establish a dialogue.