More quotes by Paulo Coelho

"Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear."
"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."
"In the long run what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies."
"Tears are words that need to be written."
"I'm not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk."