Quotes from Paulo Coelho

What we need to learn is always there before us, we just have to look around us with respect and attention in order to discover where God is leading us and which step we should take next.

And when I think about it, I guess it is true that people always arrive at the right moment at the place where someone awaits them.

She hated the love she had been given, because it had asked for nothing in return, which was absurd, unreal, against the laws of nature

Lovers need to know how to lose themselves and then how to find themselves again.

But never hold back from firing the arrow if all that paralyses you is fear of making a mistake. If you have made the right movements, open your hand and release the string. Even if the arrow fails to hit the target, you will learn how to improve your aim next time.

Serenity comes from the heart. Although the heart is often tormented by thoughts of insecurity, it knows that - through correct posture - it will be able to do its best.

To injure your opponent is to injure yourself.

An encounter with the superior energy is open to anyone but remains far from those who shift responsibility onto others.

It is not necessary to move mountains in order to prove one's faith.

All things are one.

I am talking to you, but the moment I am talking to you, the universe is being created and destroyed.

If you think ADVENTURE is Dangerous, Try Routine. It is LETHAL. Be Brave. Take Risks. Nothing can substitute Experience. You have to Take Risks. We will only understand the Miracle of life fully when we allow the UnExpected to happen.