“I prefer to be crazy and happy rather than normal and bitter.”
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Famous Paulo Coelho Quotes
“Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.”
Source: Veronika Decides to Die
“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
“You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.”
“Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere.”
“Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows.”
“We have lost contact with reality, the simplicity of life.”
Source: The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition
“We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery.”
“The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.”
“Never talking to strangers. Saying nasty things about the neighbors.”
“Waking up each morning to a hysterical alarm clock on the bedside table.”
“Believing that art is either worth a fortune or worth nothing at all.”
“Following fashion trends, however ridiculous or uncomfortable.”
“Believing that all famous people have tons of money saved up.”
“Investing a lot of time and money in external beauty and caring little about internal beauty.”
“Never laughing too loudly in a restaurant no matter how good the joke.”