Paulo Coelho

"Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly."

"If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day."

"You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it's because it wasn't a true love.. the love that speaks the language of the world."

"Life moves very fast. It rushes from Heaven to Hell in a matter of seconds."

"Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused."

"What is success? It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace"

"One day you will wake up & there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now."

"Borges said there are only four stories to tell: a love story between two people, a love story between three people, the struggle for power and the voyage. All of us writers rewrite these same stories ad infinitum."

"What is a personal calling? It is God's blessing, it is the path that God chose for you here on Earth. Whenever we do something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend. However, we don't all have the courage to confront our own dream."

"A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires."

"Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested."

"Tears are words that need to be written."

"One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."

"I am surprised how difficult for people is to say "I love you". They only say the three magic words when they are sure they will hear "I love you too"back. C'mon! Spread the energy of love without expecting anything! Cowards are incapable of expressing love; it is the prerogative of the brave"

"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."

"Jesus lived a life that was full of joy and contradictions and fights, you know? If they were to paint a picture of Jesus without contradictions, the gospels would be fake, but the contradictions are a sign of authenticity."

"Love is not a habit, a commitment, or a debt. It isn't what romantic songs tell us it is - love simply is."

"What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate."

"Life moves very fast. It rushes from Heaven to Hell in a matter of seconds."

"He has done things that caused me to doubt His wisdom, but never His existence."