You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. Paulo Coelho More Quotes by Paulo Coelho More Quotes From Paulo Coelho Ever since time began, people have recognized their true Love by the light in their eyes. Paulo Coelho inspiration love life A Warrior of the Light shares with others what he knows of the path. Paulo Coelho warrior inspiration life Be crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention. Be brave enough to live different. Paulo Coelho crazy brave life Once upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria. Wait a minute. "Once upon a time" is how all the best children's stories begin, and "prostitute" is a word for adults. How can I start a book with this apparent contradiction? But since, at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss, let's keep that beginning. Paulo Coelho feet book children Does he love me? “You’re asking the wrong question. What you need to know is are you in a position to give him the love he needs. And whatever happens or doesn’t happen will be equally gratifying, knowing that you are capable of love is enough. If it isn’t him, it will be someone else… Don’t try to keep a safe distance so as to see what happens. Don’t wait to be certain before you take a step. What you give, you will receive, although it might sometimes come from the place you least expect. Paulo Coelho distance knowing love Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we’ve learned as we’ve moved toward that dream. That’s the point at which most people give up. It’s the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon. Paulo Coelho giving-up dream people The power of storytelling is exactly this: to bridge the gaps where everything else has crumbled. Paulo Coelho gaps storytelling bridges All men are different. And should do everything possible to continue to be so. Paulo Coelho inspiration men life In order to arrive you must follow the signs. God inscribed on the world the path that each man must follow. It is just a matter of reading the inscription He wrote for you. Paulo Coelho inspiration reading life It's only those who are persistent and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the master work. Paulo Coelho achieve study masters It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their destiny Paulo Coelho alchemist destiny life On your journey to your dream, be ready to face oasis and deserts. In both cases, don't stop Paulo Coelho moving-on encouraging motivational Break the glass, please, and free us from all these damned rules, from needing to find an explanation for everything, from doing only what others approve of. Paulo Coelho please glasses break One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters – whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished. Paulo Coelho what-matters doors past The happiness of one does not mean the unhappiness of the others. Paulo Coelho unhappiness doe mean When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force. Paulo Coelho want-something heart motivational The energy that many people call love, is, in fact, the raw material from which the universe was built. Paulo Coelho energy love-is people Hurry up: your dreams are waiting for you, but they will not wait forever Paulo Coelho waiting dream motivational Why do so many people chose to spend their whole life destroying paths they didn't even want to follow, instead of following the one path that would lead them somewhere. Paulo Coelho path want people We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. Paulo Coelho body soul dream