Paulo Coelho

The more attention you pay an enemy, the stronger you make him. Be attentive, but don't be paranoiac.

Insanity is in the eyes of the beholder. So I will continue to live my personal folly.

People are all crazy... but the craziest are the ones who never allow themselves to be crazy.

I refuse to walk faintly through life only to arrive safely at death!

Absolute freedom does not exist; what does exist is the freedom to choose anything you like and then commit yourself to that decision.

If I had to give you one piece of advice it would be this: 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. Because of that, their work often isn’t recognized, but they are precisely the kind of people who change the world and, after many mistakes, do something that will transform their own community completely.

First quality: you are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us accoring to his well.

The roller coaster is my life; Life is a fast, dizzying game. Life is a parachute jump; it's taking chances; falling over and getting up again. It's mountaineering; it's wanting to get to the very top of yourself and to feel angry and dissatisfied when you don't manage it. But if we are talking in terms of making progress in life, we must understand that "good enough" is very different from the "best”.

Does he love me? “You’re asking the wrong question. What you need to know is are you in a position to give him the love he needs. And whatever happens or doesn’t happen will be equally gratifying, knowing that you are capable of love is enough. If it isn’t him, it will be someone else… Don’t try to keep a safe distance so as to see what happens. Don’t wait to be certain before you take a step. What you give, you will receive, although it might sometimes come from the place you least expect.

Right, from now on, whenever you want to find out about something, plunge straight in.

ALWAYS chose the road less taken.

Suffering occurs when we want other people to love us in the way we imagine we want to be loved, and not in the way that love should manifest itself--free and untrammeled, guiding us with its force and driving us on.

If you can dream, you can do.

Important encounters are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other.

Go further than you planned. Ask for the moon: you will be surprised how often you get it

We must at all costs avoid saying no because people prefer those who say yes, and this allows us to survive in hostile territory.

We never lose our loved ones. They accompany us; merely in different rooms.

A man only has a soul to be won or lost.

The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.

We have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle its cries, but we cannot silence its voice.The child we once were is still there. Blessed are the children, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.If we are not reborn if we cannot learn to look at life with the innocence and the enthusiasm o childhood it makes no sense to go on living.

Life is too short to waste time complaining Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.

Maktub.

Dreamers can't be tamed.

Every moment of searching is a moment of encounter.

It was shepherds who were the first to recognize a king that the rest of the world refused to acknowledge.

Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile.

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.

Only a man who is happy can create happiness in others.

Sometimes it's better to leave things as they are, he thought to himself, and decided to say nothing.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you're not saying 'no' to yourself.