Paulo Coelho

I love you', though, were three words she had often heard during her twenty-two years, and it seemed to her that they were now completely devoid of meaning, because they had never turned into anything serious or deep, never translated into a lasting relationship.

Anyone who interferes with the destiny of another thing never will discover his own.

Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World and it will one day return there.

What is outside is harder to change than what is inside.

Love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries.

Everything depends on which path you take.

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.

If you have a past with which you feel dissatisfied, then forget it, now. Imagine a new story for your life and believe in it. Focus only on the moments when you achieved what you desired, and that strength will help you to get what you want.

This is for you,' he (the Alchemist) said, holding one of the parts (of gold) out to the monk. 'It's for your generosity to the pilgrims.' 'But this payment goes well beyond my generosity,' the monk responded. 'Don't say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.

I'm not a body with a soul, I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body

When you choose your attitude toward life, you can affect reality by making it better for you

It is much more intelligent, more practical, to be good rather than evil.

It was all a matter of control. And Choice. Nothing more, nothing less

Evil had to manifest itself and fulfill its role, so that ultimately Good could prevail. [...] Evil needs to manifest itself, for them to understand the value of Good.

Victories and defeats form part of everyone's life - everyone, that is, except cowards, as you call them, because they never lose or win.

If only everyone could know and live with their inner craziness. Would the world be a worse place for it? No, people would be fairer and happier.

Sometimes life is very mean: a person can spend days, weeks, months and years without feeling new. Then, when a door opens - a positive avalanche pours in. One moment, you have nothing, the next, you have more than you can cope with.

But when he thought to complain about the burden of its weight, he remembered that, because he had the jacket, he had withstood the cold of the dawn. We have to be prepared for change, he thought, and he was grateful for the jacket's weight and warmth. The jacket had a purpose, and so did the boy.

But human beings are like that, she thought. We've replaced nearly all our emotions with fear.

If I had a choice, if I had understood earlier that the reason my days were all the same was because I wanted them like that, perhaps.

The energy of hatred won't get you anywhere; but the energy of forgiveness, which reveals itself through love, will transform your life in a positive way.