More quotes by Paulo Coelho

"Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear."
"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."
"Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That's all you need."
"Tears are words that need to be written."
"In the long run what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies."