More quotes by Paulo Coelho

"What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate."
"I'm not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk."
"In the long run what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies."
"I don't regret the painful times; I bare my scars as if they were medals."
"You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it's because it wasn't a true love.. the love that speaks the language of the world."