Paulo Coelho

As he mused about these things, he realized that he had to choose between thinking of himself as the poor victim of a thief and as an adventurer in quest of his treasure.

Love is the force that transforms and improves the Soul of the World.

Postponing doing the really interesting things in life for later, when you don't have the energy.

Love simply is. That is the testament of Athena or Sherine or Hagia Sofia - love is. No definitions. Love and don't ask too many questions. Just love.

When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.

Simply having the courage to say senseless things made me euphoric. I was free, with no need to seek or to give explanations for what I was doing. This freedom lifted me to the heavens - where greater love, one that forgives everything and never allows you to feel abandoned, once again enveloped me.

Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life.

Life is too short to be wasted in finding answers. Enjoy the questions.

Fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

When God wants to drive a person insane, he grants that person's every wish.

It took me 40 years to write my first book. When I was a child, I was encouraged to go to school. I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death.

However good we are, however correctly we seek to lead our lives, tragedies do occur. We can blame others, look for justification, imagine how our lives would have been different without them. But none of that matters: they have happened, and that is that. From this point on, it is necessary that we review our own lives, overcome fear, and begin the process of reconstruction.

Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided.

The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us.

Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily

The boat is safer anchored at the port; but that’s not the aim of boats.

We are told from childhood onward that everything we want to do is impossible. We grow up with this idea, and as the years accumulate, so too do the layers of prejudice, fear and guilt. There comes a time when our personal calling is so deeply buried in our soul as to be invisible. But know that it's still there.

For the Warrior of Light there is no such thing as an impossible love. He is not intimidated by silence, indifference or rejection. He knows that, behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire. Without love, he is nothing.

If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination.

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. Never lie to yourself.

When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision.