باولو كويلو, Eleven Minutes Quotes

Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.

The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.

Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.

But if we are talking in terms of making progress in life, we must understand that "good enough" is very different from "best.

I’ve learned that waiting is the most difficult bit, and I want to get used to the feeling, knowing that you’re with me, even when you’re not by my side.

No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it

Facing the difficulties, I can choose either to be a poor victim or a great adventurer.

Life moves very fast. it rushes us from heaven to hell in a matter of seconds.

Profound desire, true desire is the desire to be close to someone.

I was very happy in both my marriages. I was unfaithful and so were they, just like any other normal couple.

Dreaming is very pleasant as long as you are not forced to put your dreams into practice.

I'm not a body with a soul, I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body.

...and that, in the end, the most interesting people always leave.

You can either be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It all depends on how you view your life.

I did not take off our clothes, and did not enter you, and did not touch you. However, we practice love.