“The dunes change with the wind, but the desert remains the same. Our love will be like that.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“There’s no need to talk about love, because love has its own voice and speaks for itself.” – Paulo Coelho, By The River Piedra, I Sat Down And Wept

“The farther off they are, the closer to the heart are all those feelings that we try to repress and forget. If we’re in exile, we want to store away every tiny memory of our roots. If we’re far from the person we love, everyone we pass in the street reminds us of them.” – Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes

“Forgiving is a two-way street. Whenever we forgive someone, we are also forgiving ourselves.” – Paulo Coelho, Stories About Forgiveness

“I prefer to accept my loneliness. If I try to run away from it now, I’ll never find a partner again. If I accept it, rather than fight against it, things might change. I’ve noticed that loneliness gets stronger when we try to face it down, but gets weaker when we simply ignore it.” – Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

“People give flowers as presents because flowers contain the true meaning of love. Anyone who tries to possess a flower will have to watch its beauty fading. But if you simply look at a flower in a field, you will keep it forever.” – Paulo Coelho, Brida

“Love gets lost when we start laying down rules for when love should or shouldn’t appear.” – Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

“We are all part of the divine spark. We all have a purpose in creation and that purpose is called love. Wake up to that love. What is gone cannot return. What is about to arrive needs to be recognized.” – Paulo Coelho, The Winner Stands Alone

“It is not difficult to rebuild a life. We simply have to be aware that we continue with the same degree of strength we had before and know how to use that strength in our favour.” – Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain

“There is no love in peace. Anyone seeking peace through love is lost. She could not think of a single moment when love had brought her peace. It had always come accompanied by agonies, ecstasies, intense joy and profound sadness.” – Paulo Coelho, The Valkyries