More quotes by Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

"if a book isn't self-explanatory, then it isn't worth reading."
"if a book isn't self-explanatory, then it isn't worth reading."
"i don't regret the difficulties I experienced; I think they help helped me to become the person I am today. i feel the way a warrior must feel after years of traning; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right"
"When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive."
"Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives."