Paulo Coelho

The dangers is that every religion, including the Catholic one, says "I have the ultimate truth." Then you start to rely on the priest, the mullah, the rabbi, or whoever, to be responsible for your acts. In fact, you are the only one who is responsible.

Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.

Marrying the first person who offers you a decent position in society. Love can wait.

If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal.

Trust and start walking. We are not alone in the dark, our path will unfold as we move.

I kissed him hard. The few people in the bar must have been thinking that all they were seeing was just a kiss. They didn't know that this kiss stood for my whole life - and his life, as well. The life of anyone who has waited, dreamed, and searched for their true path. The moment of that kiss contained every happy moment I had ever lived.

We must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

I'm an adventurer, looking for treasure

We are afraid of losing what we have.

A search always starts with Beginner's Luck and ends with the Test of the Conqueror.

I opened the window and my heart. The sun flooded my house and Love flooded my soul.

A warrior accepts defeat. He does not treat it as a matter of indifference nor does he try to make a victory of it.

Then, accepting the help of God and of God's signs, he allows his personal legend to guide him toward the tasks that life has reserved for him.

A warrior of light knows that certain impossible battles are worth fighting and so he/she is not afraid of being disappointed, knowing the power of his/her love.

All women have a perception much more developed than men. So all women somehow, being repressed for so many millennia, they ended up by developing this sixth sense and contemplation and love. And this is something that we have a hard time to accept as part of our society.

close some doors today. not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere

Know how to get close to it: mountains are often seen from far off - beautiful, interesting, full of challenges. But what happens when we try to draw closer? Roads run all around them, flowers grow between you and your objective, what seemed so clear on the map is tough in real life. So try all the paths and all the tracks until eventually one day you're standing in front of the top that you yearn to reach.

I think classical ballet dancers dance on pointe because they're simultaneously touching the earth and reaching up to the skies

Be happy when you reach the top: cry, clap your hands, shout to the four winds that you did it, let the wind - the wind is always blowing up there - purify your mind, refresh your tired and sweaty feet, open your eyes, clean the dust from your heart. It feels so good, what was just a dream before, a distant vision, is now part of your life, you did it!

A man has to choose. This is where lies his strength: in the power of his decisions. If you choose to follow the path of your dreams, commit yourself to it. Accept your path.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning. Dream is also just a word until you decide to fight for it with all your enthusiasm and commitment