Quotes

“It is necessary to run risks. We only properly understand the miracle of life when we allow the unexpected to happen.” – Paulo Coelho, By The River Piedra, I Sat Down And Wept

“Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take is the worst of sufferings.” – Paulo Coelho, By The River Piedra, I Sat Down And Wept

“Those who never take risks can only see other people’s failures.” – Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes

“The roller coaster is my life; life is a fast, dizzying game; life is a parachute jump; it’s taking chances, falling over and getting up again; it’s mountaineering; it’s wanting to get to the very top of yourself and to feel angry and dissatisfied when you don’t manage it.” – Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes

“The man who defends his friends is never overwhelmed by the storms of life; he is strong enough to come through difficulties and to carry on.” – Paulo Coelho, The Manual of the Warrior of the Light

“Whoever wants to fight the Good Fight must regard it as if it were a vast treasure that is there waiting to be discovered and conquered.” – Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage

“We’re allowed to make a lot of mistakes in our lives, except the mistake that destroys us.” – Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides To Die

“The tests can be harder than one imagined. But they are necessary in order to learn. And each of them brings us closer to the realization of our dreams.” – Paulo Coelho, The Manual of the Warrior of Light

“It is important not to relax. However far you have come.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“Everything we need to learn is always there before us: we just have to look around us with respect and attention in order to discover where” – Paulo Coelho, Zahir