Paulo Coelho: Trending quotes (page 10)

“And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.”

“If I must fall, may it be from a high place.”

“Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings.”

“My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing beauty of life once more. It's happened before, it will happen again, I'm sure. When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive--I'll find love again.”

“There is only one way to learn … It's through action.”

“God always offers us a second chance in life.”

“It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn't matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.”

“You must be the person you have never had the courage to be. Gradually, you will discover that you are that person, but until you can see this clearly, you must pretend and invent.”

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say. That way, you'll never have to fear an unanticipated blow.”

“making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.”

“When you were in love, you were capable of learning everything and of knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries.”

“She didn't need to understand the meaning of life; it was enough to find someone who did, and then fall asleep in his arms and sleep as a child sleeps, knowing that someone stronger than you is protecting you from all evil and all danger”

“It is said that all people who are happy have God within them.”

“I'm not a body with a soul, I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body.”

“Ever since time began, people have recognized their true Love by the light in their eyes.”

“Maktub,” she said. “If I am really part of your dream, you’ll come back one day.”

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

“Travel is never a matter of money but of courage”

“We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body.”