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 All suffering goes just as it came. So it is with the glories and tragedies of the world. Paulo Coelho inspiration suffering life Imagine a new story for your life and start living it. Paulo Coelho imagine stories Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed. Paulo Coelho struggle inspiring meaningful If you want to be faithful to someone, start by being faithful to yourself. Paulo Coelho being-faithful faithful want There was a language in the world that everyone understood, a language the boy had used throughout the time that he was trying to improve things at the shop. It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired. Paulo Coelho alchemist trying boys Going after a dream has a price. It may mean abandoning our habits, it may make us go through hardships, or it may lead us to disappointment, et cetera. But however costly it may be, it is never as high as the price paid by people who didn't live. Because one day they will look back and hear their own heart say: 'I wasted my life.' Paulo Coelho disappointment dream heart Lord, protect our decisions, because making Decision is a way of praying. Give us the courage after our doubts, to be able to choose between one road and another. May our YES always be a YES and our NO always be a NO. Once we have chosen our road, may we never look back nor allow our soul to be eaten away by remorse. And in order for this to be possible. Paulo Coelho decision giving order And he never judges someone else's suffering. Paulo Coelho inspiration judging life I read the Bible and know little of its history, but the human beings who wrote it were instruments of Divine Power, and Jesus forged a far stronger bond than the ten commandments: love. Birds and monkeys, or any of God's creatures, obey their instincts and merely do what they're programmed to do. In the case of the human being, things are more complicated because we know about love and its traps. Paulo Coelho stronger bird jesus A responsible warrior is not someone who takes the weight of the world on his shoulders, but someone who has learned to deal with the challenges of the moment. Paulo Coelho warrior challenges world The person who is right is the person who is the strongest, in this case, paradoxically, it's the cowards who are the brave ones, and they manage to impose their ideas on everyone else. Paulo Coelho coward brave ideas Everything is allowed, except interrupting a manifestation of love. Paulo Coelho manifestation inspiration life Before commencing battle, the Warrior of Light opens his heart and asks God to inspire him. Paulo Coelho warrior heart life The mere possibility of getting what we want fills the soul of the ordinary person with guilt. We look around at all those who have failed to get what they want and feel that we do not deserve to get what we want either. We forget about all the obstacles we overcame, all the suffering we endured, all the things we had to give up in order to get this far. Paulo Coelho giving-up soul order The lake was silent for some time. Finally, it said: "I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected. Paulo Coelho eye lakes beautiful May love be your guide in every moment of your life. Paulo Coelho moments may love-is Travel is never a matter of money but of courage Paulo Coelho travel-bug matter travel Be happy when you reach the top: cry, clap your hands, shout to the four winds that you did it, let the wind - the wind is always blowing up there - purify your mind, refresh your tired and sweaty feet, open your eyes, clean the dust from your heart. It feels so good, what was just a dream before, a distant vision, is now part of your life, you did it! Paulo Coelho inspiration dream life You can only know a good wine if you have first tasted a bad one. Paulo Coelho wine knows firsts Hatred. Something almost as physical as walls, pianos, or nurses. She could almost touch the destructive energy leaking out of her body. She allowed the feeling to emerge, regardless of whether it was good or bad; she was sick of self-control, of masks, of appropriate behavior. Veronika wanted to spend her remaining two or three days of life behaving as inappropriately as she could. Paulo Coelho wall self two