Paulo Coelho

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.

None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith.

The night is just a part of the day

Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.

Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.

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

It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory

Only two things can reveal life's great secrets: suffering and love.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.

What made you fall in love with a prostitute?I didn’t understand it myself at the time. But I’ve thought about it since, and I think it was because, knowing that your body would never be mine alone, I had to concentrate on conquering your soul.

If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.

Because you believed I was capable of behaving decently, I did.

Never miss an opportunity to show your love, especially to those close to you, because we are always at our most cautious with them for fear of being hurt.

If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.

Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work.

Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.

Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.