“Warriors of light frequently ask themselves what they are doing here. Very often they believe their lives have no meaning. That is why they are warriors of light. Because they make mistakes. Because they ask questions. Because they continue to look for a meaning. And, in the end, they will find it.” – Paulo Coelho, Manual of the Warrior of Light

“The two worst critical errors you can make are acting too early and allowing an opportunity to slip by.” – Paulo Coelho, Chronicle – Accepting Paradoxes

“We must make the most of the times when luck is on our side and do everything to help it, just as it is helping us.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“Life is made up of our attitudes. And there are certain things that the Gods force us to experience. Their reasons for doing so do not matter, and there is no point in doing everything we can to avoid them.” – Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain

“Only by accepting our desires can we have an idea of who we are.” – Paulo Coelho, Brida

“The path involves respect for all small and subtle things. Learn to recognize the right moment to strike the necessary attitudes.” – Paulo Coelho, Manual of the Warrior of the Light

“It is even more difficult to define a path for yourself. The person who does not make a choice dies in the eyes of the Lord, even though he continues to breathe and to walk about the streets. For a man has to choose, therein lies his strength: in the power of his decisions.” – Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain

“The only way to make the right decision is to find out which is the wrong decision, to examine that other path without fear, and only then decide.” – Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage

“The glory of the world is transitory, and we should not measure our lives by it, but by the choice we make to follow our Personal Legend, to believe in our utopias and to fight for our dreams. We are all protagonists of our own lives, and it is often the anonymous heroes who leave the deepest mark.” – Paulo Coelho, Acceptance Speech Delivered to the Brazilian Academy of Letters

“The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.” – Paulo Coelho, The Devil And Miss Prym