Category: Paulo Coelho

“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 traveling, 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

“You are what you believe yourself to be. Don’t be like those people who believe in positive thinking and tell themselves that they’re loved and strong and capable. You don’t need to do that, because you know it already. And when you doubt it — which happens, i think, quite often at this stage of evolution — do as i suggested. Instead of trying to prove that you’re better than what you think, just laugh. Laugh at your worries and insecurities. View your anxieties with humor. It will be difficult at first, but you’ll gradually get used to it.” – Paulo Coelho, The Witch Of Portobello.

“The happier people can be, the unhappier they are.” – Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides To Die

“All the loves in the world are like different rivers flowing into the same lake, where they meet and are transformed into a single love that becomes rain and blesses the earth.” – Paulo Coelho, Aleph

“Writing is about discovering oneself. Don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself; so take risks and do what you really want to do. Seek out people who aren’t afraid of making mistakes and who, therefore, do mistakes. Because of that,  their work often isn’t recognized, but they are precisely the kind of people who change the world and after many mistakes, do something that will transform their own community completely.” – Paulo Coelho, Aleph

“Be Bright. Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Beautiful. Be Brilliant. Be YOU.” – Paulo Coelho


“Reading is very important, but anyone who puts all his faith in academic tomes and creative writing is missing the point: words are life set down on paper. So seek out the company of others.” – Paulo Coelho, Aleph

“Love is only a word, until someone arrives to give it meaning.” – Paulo Coelho, Manuscript Found In Accra

“We are the ones who feed the Soul of the World, and the place where we live will be better or worse, depending on whether we are better or worse.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“You’re going to be happy,” said life. But first I’ll make you stubborn.” – Paulo Coelho