Paulo Coelho

"We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand."

"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."

"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."

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

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

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