I simply believe that a book has a journey to make, and should not be condemned to being stuck on a shelf… Let’s leave our books free to travel, then, to be touched by other hands, and enjoyed by other eyes. Paulo Coelho More Quotes by Paulo Coelho More Quotes From Paulo Coelho In real life, love has to be possible. Even if it is not returned right away, love can only survive when the hope exists that you will be able to win over the person you desire. Paulo Coelho real winning love When everything seems to be going well and your dream is almost within your gasp, that is when you must be more alert than ever. Paulo Coelho your-dreams wells dream Facing the difficulties, I can choose either to be a poor victim or a great adventurer. Paulo Coelho difficulty poor victim Finding one important thing in your life doesn’t mean you have to give up all the other important things. Paulo Coelho giving-up important mean Everyone's looking for the perfect teacher, but although their teachings might be divine, teachers are all too human, and that's something people find hard to accept. Don't confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself. Paulo Coelho teaching teacher people When we both experienced the love that consumes, we shared in the Absolute. The Absolute shows each of us who we really are; it is an enormous web of cause and effect, where every small gesture made by one person affects the life of someone else. This morning, that slice of the Absolute was still very much alive in my soul. I was seeing not only you but everything there is in the world, unlimited by space or time. Paulo Coelho space soul morning Your decision to walk creates the path ahead Paulo Coelho walks decision path Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they Paulo Coelho political soul people Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honour of losing and the joy of winning I am not here to tell you that defeat is a part of life: we all know that. Only the defeated know Love. Because it is in the realm of love that we fight our first battles – and generally lose. I am here to tell you that there are people who have never been defeated. They are the ones who never fought. They managed to avoid scars, humiliations, feelings of helplessness, as well as those moments when even warriors doubt the existence of God.’’ Manuscript Found In Accra – Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho warrior fighting winning Do you know what I've learned? That although ecstasy is the ability to stand outside yourself, dance is a way of rising up into space, of discovering new dimensions while still remaining in touch with your body. When you dance, the spiritual world and the real world manage to coexist quite happily. I think classical ballet dancers dance on pointe because they're simultaneously touching the earth and reaching up to the skies. Paulo Coelho real spiritual thinking When we step out of our normal world and leave behind us all the usual barriers and prejudices, we tend to become more adventurous. Paulo Coelho prejudice usual world Love appears and says: "You think you're heading towards a specific point, but the whole justification for the goal's existence lies in your love for it. Rest a little,but as soon as you can, get up and carry on. Because ever since your goal found out that you were traveling toward it, it has been running to meet you. Paulo Coelho running lying thinking There are neither winners nor losers; there are only stages that must be gone through. When the human heart understands this, it is free and able to accept difficult times without being deceived by moments of glory Paulo Coelho able gone heart At this moment, many people have stopped living. They do not become angry, nor cry out; they merely wait for time to pass. They did not accept the challenges of life, so life no longer challenges them Paulo Coelho challenges waiting people We lose many things simply out of our fear of losing them. Paulo Coelho inspiration losing life Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms. Paulo Coelho storm anxiety able Because of that she had never had enough energy to be herself, a person who, like everyone else in the world, needed other people in order to be happy. But other people were so difficult. They reacted in unpredictable ways, they surrounded themselves with defensive walls, they behaved just as she did, pretending they didn't care about anything. When someone more open to life appeared, they either rejected them outright or made them suffer, consigning them to being inferior, ingenuous. Paulo Coelho wall order people Just try to love, and manifest it. When your heart is open, there is this energy of love that flows in, fulfills everything and somehow transmutes itself into actions. Paulo Coelho energy heart trying A Warrior never accepts what is unacceptable. Paulo Coelho warrior inspiration life Be the best, but get ready to be attacked. Only mediocrity is safe. Paulo Coelho mediocrity being-the-best safe
