If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'... - Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

"When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

"When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

"And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity."

"But when he thought to complain about the burden of its weight, he remembered that, because he had the jacket, he had withstood the cold of the dawn.We have to be prepared for change, he thought, and he was grateful for the jacket's weight and warmth.The jacket had a purpose, and so did the boy."