Quotes from book
Aleph

Name: Aleph
Author: Paulo Coelho

Paulo CoelhoOriginal title O Aleph (Portuguese, 2011)

Aleph is a 2011 novel by the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho. An autobiographical account of Coelho, it is his fourteenth major book, and touches on the theme of spirituality. Aleph was written in Coelho's native language, Portuguese.

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

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“If we seek something, that same thing is seeking us.”

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“It is said that each time we embrace someone warmly, we gain an extra day of life. So please embrace me now.”

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Variant: Each time we embrace someone warmly, we gain an extra day of life.
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“Only two things can reveal life's great secrets: suffering and love.”

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“The rain is falling ever harder and all I can hear is the sound of the water. I'm drenched but I can't move.”

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“I can speak to my soul only when the two of us are off exploring deserts or cities or mountains or roads.”

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“If you want to see a rainbow you have to learn to see the rain.”

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“To live is to experience things, not sit around pondering the meaning of life.”

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“Only children believe they're capable of everything.”

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“In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike.”

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“If I had to give you one piece of advice, it would be this: don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions.”

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“Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.”

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“Suffering comes from desire, not from pain.”

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“If you spend too much time trying to find out what is good or bad about someone else, you'll forget your own soul and end up exhausted and defeated by the energy you have wasted in judging others.”

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Source: Aleph (2011)
Context: What we aim to do is calm the spirit and get in touch with the source from which everything comes, removing any trace of malice or egotism. If you spend too much time trying to find out what is good or bad about someone else, you’ll forget your own soul and end up exhausted and defeated by the energy you have wasted in judging others.

“Our life is a constant journey, from birth to death. The landscape changes, the people change, our needs change, but the train keeps moving. Life is the train, not the station. And what you’re doing now isn’t traveling, it’s just changing countries, which is completely different”

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Aleph (2011)

“We learn in the past, but we are not the result of that. We suffered in the past, loved in the past, cried and laughed in the past, but that’s of no use to the present. The present has its challenges, its good and bad side. We can neither blame nor be grateful to the past for what is happening now. Each new experience of love has nothing whatsoever to do with past experiences. It’s always new.”

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Aleph (2011)

“Hell is when we look back during that fraction of a second and know that we wasted an opportunity to dignify the miracle of life. Paradise is being able to say at that moment: “I made some mistakes, but I wasn’t a coward.”

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I lived my life and did what I had to do.”
Aleph (2011)

“First develop a strategy that utilizes everything around you. The best way to prepare for a challenge is to cultivate the ability to call on an infinite variety of responses.”

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Aleph (2011)