Paulo Coelho Quotes
-
When I knocked, the door opened. When I looked, I found.
-
My connection with Brazil is so abstract. My blood and my way of thinking is Brazilian, but that's it. I don't tend to go back to the past, and although I have an apartment there, I rarely visit. When I move, I really move.
-
I have been practicing archery for a long time; a bow and arrow helps me to unwind.
-
Things do not always happen the way I would like them to happen, and I had better get used to that.
-
When she opened her eyes, Veronika did not think 'this must be heaven'. Heaven would never use a fluorescent tube to light a room, and the pain - which started a fraction of a second later - was typical of the Earth. Ah, that Earth pain - unique, unmistakable.
-
The desert takes our dreams away from us, and they don't always return. We know that, and we are used to it. Those who don't return become a part of the clouds, a part of the animals that hide in the ravines and of the water that comes from the earth. They become part of everything... They become the Soul of the World.
-
The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.
-
I'm first and foremost a writer. I followed my personal legend, my childhood dream of becoming a writer, but I can't say why I'm one.
-
Sometimes I catch myself stooping, and whenever I am like that, I am sure something is not quite right.
-
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
-
Physical elegance, which is what I am talking about here, comes from the body. This is no superficial matter, but rather the way that man found to honour the way he places his two feet on the ground.
-
MySpace is an addiction.
-
However happy people say they are, nobody is satisfied: we always have to be with the prettiest woman, buy a bigger house, change cars, desire what we do not have.
-
Of course, to have money is just great because you can do what you think is important to you.
-
Lovers need to know how to lose themselves and then how to find themselves again.
-
When I write a book, I write a book for myself; the reaction is up to the reader. It's not my business whether people like or dislike it.
-
Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.
-
About the idea of a clash between cultures, between civilisations, I don't believe in it. It's something some political leaders tried to use, and that the media tried and are still trying to sell us, in order to simplify the world and their work.
-
I told you that your dream was a difficult one. It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.
-
If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.
-
What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.
-
I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.
-
I am a Catholic because I choose to be a Catholic. And then I go to the Mass because I choose. It is out of my free will.
-
What did I do to deserve this?