“Accumulating love brings luck, accumulating hatred brings calamity.” – Paulo Coelho, The Manual of the Warrior of Light

“For the warrior of light, there is no such thing as an impossible love. He is not intimidated by silence, indifference or rejection. He knows that, behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire. Without love, he is nothing.” – Paulo Coelho, The Manual of the Warrior of Light

“Ever since time began, people have recognized their true love by the light in their eyes.” – Paulo Coelho, Brida

“A warrior of light needs love. Love and affection are part of his nature. He makes use of solitude, but is not used by it.” – Paulo Coelho, The Manual of the Warrior of Light

“When we love, it is not necessary to understand what is happening outside, because everything begins to happen inside us instead.” – 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

“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“There are moments in life when we need to trust blindly in intuition.” – Paulo Coelho, The Zahir