The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to ge... - 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."

"There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one's dreams would have no meaning."

"Isn't wine prohibited here?"the boy asked. "It's not what enters men's mouths that's evil,"said the alchemist. "It's what comes out of their mouths that is."

"I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now."

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