Source: The Winner Stands Alone
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Famous Paulo Coelho Quotes
“Right, from now on, whenever you want to find out about something, plunge straight in.”
“Sometimes, certain of God's blessings arrive by shattering all the windows. (Brida)”
Source: The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition
“It has been said that there is no such thing as coincidence in this world.”
Source: The diary of a magus
“the power of beauty:what must the world be like for ugly women?”
“JOY goes against the foundations of mathematics: it multiplies when we divide.”
“Man struggles to survive, not to succumb”
Source: Veronika Decides to Die: A Novel of Redemption
“Whenever a new situation presented itself, you had to remain cool and distant”
“The danger of an adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort”
“Often in the search for your destiny you will find yourself obliged to change direction”
“Even if you slept with every man on Earth, my love will still survive.”
Source: The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition
“Writing is one of the most solitary activities in the world.”
“If you love someone, you must be prepared to set them free.”
“God has a prepared path for us to follow. We just have to read the omens he has left for us.”
“Negative desires can cause no evil if you do not allow yourself to be seduced by them.”
“Certain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing.”
“no project is completed until its objective has been achieved.”
“I start to think that I'm losing the love I have without having yet won the love I hope to win.”
“Insanity is in the eyes of the beholder. So I will continue to live my personal folly.”
Source: The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition
“Hurry up: your dreams are waiting for you, but they will not wait forever”
“Dream and love are just words - until you decide to experience them”
“because it seemed too simple to accept that life was an act of faith.”
“When you know how to use it, disobedience can be a virtue.”
“The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with.”
Source: By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness