More quotes by Paulo Coelho

"You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen."
"I don't regret my painful times, i bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price, as high as that of slavery; the only difference is that you pay with pleasure and a smile, even when that that smile dimmed by tears"
"Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly."
"The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, "Oh, the book is better."
"Life moves very fast. It rushes from Heaven to Hell in a matter of seconds."