Paulo Coelho Quotes

It's in the present that lies the secret: if you pay attention to the present you will be able to enhance it.

Never abandon your dreams. Follow the signs.

When the songs of your heart start singing, you should listen...for its harmony will bring you happiness and the melody is the voice of your true spirit.

If you want to understand love, first learn about freedom.

The great conquest is the result of small, unnoticed victories.

Your heart is alive. Keep listening to what it has to say

What counts in a good story is the person inside. Keep it simple.

Happiness: there are a series of rules, and if you fail to follow them, your conscious mind will refuse to accept the idea that you're happy.

I've never been as happy as I am now, because I followed the signs, I was patient, and I know that this is going to change everything.

Esther, however, was the only woman who understood one very simple thing: in order to be able to find her, I first had to find myself.

Infatuation was a good thing. It gave spice to life, and added to its enjoyment... But it was different from love. Love was worth everything, and couldn't be exchanged for anything.

Anyone who has known happiness will never again be able humbly to accept sadness.

I wept because I was re-experiencing the enthusiasm of my childhood; I was once again a child, and nothing in the world could cause me harm.

Every moment of searching is a moment of encounter.

Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work.

Our souls are prisoners of the terror of death, and the day is beautiful.

A good, true, intense love is not complete without madness.

Why are we smiling when we loathe each other?’ ‘Why do we sell happiness to the readers of this magazine when we are profoundly unhappy ourselves, the slaves of fame?

Evil had to manifest itself and fulfill its role, so that ultimately Good could prevail. [...] Evil needs to manifest itself, for them to understand the value of Good.

Nothing will behave in the logical way you have come to expect.

Suffering comes from desire, not from pain.

Do not struggle against your thoughts; they are stronger than you are. If you want to be free of them, accept them.

Love gives us the strength to perform impossible tasks.

Whenever I refused to follow my fate, something very hard to bear would happen in my life.

We must get rid of the idea of fulfilling what people expect us to do, and start to do what we expect from our lives.

Reason is afraid of defeat, But intuition enjoys challenges

God exists wherever He is allowed to enter.

They are words that are easy enough to say and which fill vast empty spaces.

Insanity is to behave like someone that you are not.

I don't try to control my days.

Be careful! Never show your superiors that you are superior to them.

A bird in a cage is safe but God didn't create birds for that.

Everyday God gives us a moment in which it is possible to change everything that makes us unhappy.

And I began to feel sorry for myself; for so many years, my drawer full of memories had held the same old stories.

Over-anxiety ultimately banishes every trace of joy from life.

We are our own greatest surprise.

I'm afraid of taking steps that are not on the map, but by taking those steps despite my fears, I have a much more interesting life.

We need to create a new revolution, and to do that, don’t waste your life: stop pleasing people, and become who you always wanted to be.

Beware of making a woman cry. God is counting her tears.

Either you make a mark on the world, or the world will make a mark on you.

There are moments in life when we need to trust blindly in intuition

You can't avoid pain, but you can choose to overcome it.

Love one another, but let’s try not to possess one another.

Do not forget: seek to win all your battles, including those you fight against yourself. Do not fear the scars. Do not be afraid of victory.

When you cease doubting, you have stopped moving forward.

The universe conspires to help the dreamer

It's the oasis," said the camel driver. "Well, why don't we go there right now?" the boy asked. "Because we have to sleep.

Everything is possible, from angels to demons to economists and politicians.

I've done everything I wanted to do, even if I have had to pay a very high price - which has been the case most of the time.

Beware of anyone who tries to please you all the time.