Month: May 2024

Sometimes you have to travel a long way in order to find what is near.” – Paulo Coelho, Aleph

“Anyone wishing to fight the Good Fight must view the world as if it were a great treasure waiting to be discovered and conquered.” – Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage

“Warriors of light make mistakes. Because they ask themselves questions. Because they are looking for a reason – and are sure to find it.” – Paulo Coelho, Warrior Of The Light: A Manual

“It was important to let one’s thoughts drift aimlessly, like the clouds in the sky. That way, their hearts emptied of anxiety and they could recover the necessary inspiration and strength for the next day.” – Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain

“The path of wisdom means not being afraid to make mistakes.” – Paulo Coelho, Brida

“Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose – and commit myself to – what is best for me.” – Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

“Love: people either feel it or they don’t. And there isn’t a force in the world that can make them feel it.” – Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

The warrior smiles because nothing frightens him and nothing holds him. With the confidence of one who knows what he wants, he opens the door.” – Paulo Coelho, Warrior Of The Light: A Manual

“I am not a foreigner because I haven’t been praying to return safely home; I haven’t wasted my time imagining my house, my desk, my side of the bed. I am not a foreigner because we are all travelling, we are all full of the same questions, the same tiredness, the same fears, the same selfishness and the same generosity. I am not a foreigner because, when I asked, I received. When I knocked, the door opened. When I looked, I found.” – Paulo Coelho, Aleph

“I understand why I had challenges to face: in order to be reminded that every day I need to rebuild myself.” – Paulo Coelho, The Zahir