I have decided to post a complete list of Paulo Coelho quotes. I will continue to update and grow this master list of Coelho over time. Please feel free to contribute any Paulo Coelho quotes by dropping them in my comment section.

“The journey towards the top of the mountain is always longer than you think. Don’t fool yourself: the moment will come where what seemed to be close to you is in fact still very far away.” Chronicles –Paulo Coelho

The Winner Stands Alone Quotes | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: O Vencedor Está Só
Year Published: 2008
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The Winner Stands Alone

“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will,either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once”

Arabic proverb – “Blessed be that which gives your children wings and roots”

“Roots – There is a place in the world where we are born,where we learn our mother tongue and discover how our ancestors overcame the problems they had to face. There always comes a point when we feel responsible for that place.”

“Wings – They reveal to us the endless horizons of the imagination,they carry us to our dreams and to distant places. It is our wings that allow us to know the roots of our fellow men and to learn from them.”

“How can we be so arrogant? The planet is, was, and always will be stronger than us. We can’t destroy it; if we overstep the mark, the planet will simply erase us from its surface and carry on existing. Why don’t they start talking about not letting the planet destroy us? ”
— Paulo Coelho The Winner Stands Alone

“Someone’s spirit, however, has no name; it is pure truth and inhabits a particular body for a certain period of time, and will, one day, leave it, and God won’t bother asking, “What’s your name?” when the soul arrives at the final judgment. God will only ask: “Did you love while you were alive?” For that is the essence of life: the ability to love, not the name we carry around on our passport, business card, and identity card.” The Winner Stands Alone Quotes

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Life: Selected Quotations | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: Vida: Citações selecionadas

Year Published: 2007

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“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.” Brazilian Academy of Letters Speech Paulo Coelho Quote

“Whenever we need to make a very important decision, it is best to trust impulse and passion, because reason usually tries to remove us from our dreams, saying that the time is not yet right. Reason is afraid of defeat, but intuition enjoys life and its challenges.” Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Academy of Letters Speech

The Witch of Portobello | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: A Bruxa de Portobello
Year Published: 2006

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“Love simply is.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

“Writing reveals the personality”

“Don’t allow your wounds to turn you into a person you are not.”

“What does learning mean: accumulating knowledge or transforming your life?”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

Music isn’t just something that comforts or distracts us, it goes beyond that – it’s an ideology. You can judge people by the kind of music they listen to.

“You have understood what all great painters understand: in order to forget the rules, you must know them and respect them.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

“We are not worshipping anyone or anything, we are simply communing with creation.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

I’m only happy when I think that God exists and is listening to me; but that isn’t enough to go on living, when nothing seems to make sense.

“Everything, absolutely everything on this earth makes sense, and even the smallest things are worthy of our consideration.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

“Eat in moderation, but take pleasure in eating: it isn’t what enters a person’s mouth that’s evil, but what leaves it.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

“People no longer try to decipher the mystery of life but choose instead to be a part of it.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

“NO one can manipulate anyone else. In any relationship, both parties know what they are doing, even if one of them complains later on that they were used.”

“If there is any possible consolation in the tragedy of losing someone we love very much, it’s the necessary hope that perhaps it was for the best.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

“Faith is not Desire. Faith is Will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied, whereas Will is a force. Will changes the space around us,…”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

“If theater is ritual, then dance is too… It’s as if the threads connecting us to the rest of the world were washed clean of preconceptions and fears. When you dance, you can enjoy the luxury of being you.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

“After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesn’t bring and never has brought happiness. On the contrary, it’s a constant state of anxiety, a battlefield; it’s sleepless nights, asking ourselves all the time if we’re doing the right thing. Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

Pity those who seek for shepherds, instead of longing for freedom! An encounter with superior energy is open to anyone but remains far from those who shift responsibility onto others. Our time on earth is sacred and we should celebrate every moment.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

“Love fills everything. It cannot be desired because it is an end in itself. It cannot betray because it has nothing to do with possession. It cannot be held prisoner because it is a river and will overflow its banks. Anyone who tries to imprison love will cut off the spring that feeds it, and the trapped water will grow stagnant.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

“We all have an unknown ability, which will probably remain unknown forever. And yet that ability can become our ally. Since it’s impossible to measure that ability or give it an economic value, it’s never taken seriously.”

“I was trying to come round to the idea that there might be an invisible reality capable of interfering in our lives, but the only reason I did so was because of a love I didn’t want to believe I felt but which was continuing to grow in a subtle, devastating way.”

“Instead of trying to prove that you’re better than 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. Now go back and meet all those people who think you know everything. Convince yourself that they’re right, because we all know everything, it’s merely a question of believing.
Believe.”

“I was content in my universe and didn’t want to change it at all, even though I was being propelled in that direction.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

‘What is a teacher? I’ll tell you: it isn’t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.’

“Naturally, if she respected the brush that she used, she would realize that in order to learn to write she must cultivate serenity and elegance. And serenity comes from the heart.”

‘Elegance isn’t a superficial thing; it’s the way mankind has found to honor life and work. That’s why, when you feel uncomfortable in that position, you mustn’t think that it’s false or artificial: it’s real and true precisely because it’s difficult.”

“Elegance is the correct posture if the writing is to be perfect. It’s the same with life: when all superfluous things have been discarded, we discover simplicity and concentration. The simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be, even though, at first, it may seem uncomfortable.”

“Many of us are returning from a long journey during which we were forced to search for things that were of no interest to us. Now we realize that they were false. But this return cannot be made without pain, because we have been away for a long time and feel that we are strangers in out own land. It will take some time to find the friends who also left, and the places where our roots and treasures lie. But this will happen.”
— Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello

“Women always identify with one of the four classic archetypes: The Virgin, whose search springs from her complete independence, and everything she learns is a fruit of her ability to face challenges alone. The martyr finds her way to self-knowledge through pain, surrender and suffering.
The Saint, find her true reason for living in unconditional love and her ability to give without her asking anything in return. The witch justifies her existence by going in search of complete and limitless pleasure.”

“People who return from battle are either dead or stronger in spite of or because of their scars. It’s better that way; I’ve lived on a battlefield since I was born, but I’m still alive and I don’t need anyone to protect me.”

Like the Flowing River: Thoughts and Reflections | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: Ser Como o Rio Que Flui
Year Published: 2006

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“Every human being has the right to search for happiness, and by ‘happiness’ is meant something that makes other people feel content.
Paulo Coelho Quotes From Like the Flowing River
“Every human being should keep alive within them the sacred flame of madness, but should behave as a normal person.”

“Every human being should know two languages: the language of society and the language of signs. One serves to communicate with other people, the other serves to understand God’s messages.” Paulo Coelho
“It is hereby decreed that the wall separating the sacred and the profane be torn down. From now on everything will be sacred.” Paulo Coelho Quotes From Like the Flowing River

“Everything that is done in the present affects the future in the form of consequences and affects the past in the form of redemption.”

“Every man has a feminine side, and every woman a masculine side. It is important to use discipline with intuition, and to use intuition with objectivity.”

“Only the following items should be considered to be grave faults: not respecting another’s rights: allowing oneself to be paralyzed by fear; feeling guilty; believing that one does not deserve the good or ill that happens in one’s life; being a coward. We will love our enemies, but not make alliances with them. They were placed in our path in order to test our sword, and we should, out of respect for them, struggle against them. We will choose our enemies.” Paulo Coelho Quotes From Like the Flowing River

“All religions lead to the same God, and all deserve the same respect. Anyone who chooses a religion is also choosing a collective way for worshiping and sharing the mysteries. Nevertheless, that person is the only one responsible for his or her actions along the way and has no right to shift responsibility for any personal decisions on to that religion.”

“A writer always wears glasses and never combs his hair. Half the time he feels angry about everything and the other half depressed. He spends most of his life in bars, arguing with other dishevelled, bespectacled writers. He says very ‘deep’ things. He always has amazing ideas for the plot of his next novel, and hates the one he has just published.”

The Zahir: A Novel of Love, Longing and Obse… | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: Zahir
Year Published: 2005

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“People make a lot of effort not to remember, not to accept their immense magical potential.” The Zahir quotes

“We need to forget what we think we are, so that we can really become what we are.”

“Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives.”
“…suffering occurs when we want other people to love us in the way we imagine we want to be loved, and not in the way that love should manifest itself – free and untrammeled, guiding us with its force and driving us on.”

“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.”

“It’s not my story anymore: whenever I speak about the past now, I feel as if I were talking about something that has nothing to do with me. All that remains in the present are the voice, the presence, and the importance of fulfilling my mission. I don’t regret difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today, I feel the way a warrior must feel after years of training; he doesn’t remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right.” — Paulo Coelho The Zahir

“We need to forget what we think we are, so that we can really become what we are.”
The Zahir

“We can let the energy of love flow instead of placing it in a jar and leaving it aside.”
The Zahir

“No one is alone during tribulations – there’s always someone else thinking, rejoicing or suffering in the same way. This thought gives us strength to face the challenge that lies in front of us.“ The Zahir Quotes by Paulo Coelho

Eleven Minutes | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: Onze Minutos
Year Published: 2003

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“The search for happiness is more important than the need for pain.” Paulo Coelho quotes from Eleven Minutes

“There is always a right moment to stop everything.” Eleven Minutes quotes

“At every moment of our lives we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss.” Eleven Minutes

“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”  — Paulo Coelho Eleven Minutes

“What is real always finds a way of revealing itself.”

“Since the dawn of time man understands that suffering, faced with no fear, is his passport to freedom.” Eleven Minutes

“Anyone who is in love is making love the whole time, even when they’re not. When two bodies meet, it is just the cup overflowing. They can stay together for hours, even days. They begin the dance one day and finish it the next, or–such is the pleasure they experience–they may never finish it. No eleven minutes for them.” — Paulo Coelho Eleven Minutes

“Sometimes you get no second chance and that it’s best to accept the gifts the world offers you.” Eleven Minutes

“Passion: it can be used to describe the beauty of an earth-shaking meeting between two people… It’s there in the excitement of the unexpected, in the desire to do something with real fervor, in the certainty that one is going to realize a dream. Passion sends us signal that guide us through our lives, and it’s up to me to interpret those signs.” Eleven Minutes

“If I must be faithful to someone or something, then I have, first of all, to be faithful to myself.” Eleven Minutes quotes

“The great aim of every human being is to understand the meaning of total love. Love is not to be found in someone else, but in ourselves; we simply awaken it. But in order to do that, we need the other person. The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with.”

“Passion makes a person stop eating, sleeping, working, feeling at peace. A lot of people are frightened because, when it appears, it demolishes all the old things it finds in its path.”

“When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side. And yet if something goes wrong, there is nothing left! How is it possible for the beauty that was there only minutes before to vanish so quickly? Life moves very fast. It rushes from heaven to hell in a matter of seconds.” — Paulo Coelho Eleven Minutes

Paulo Coelho: Confessions of a Pilgrim | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Year Published: 2001

“I learned the most important lesson of my life: that the extraordinary is not the birthright of a chosen and privileged few, but of all people, even the humblest. That is my one certainty: we are all the manifestation of the divinity of God. ”

Quotes from Paulo Coelho: Confessions of a Pilgrim, by Juan Arias.”

The Devil and Miss Prym | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: O Demônio e a Srta. Prym
Year Published: 2007

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“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.”

“Every time you wish something, keep your eyes wide open, focus and know exactly what you want. No one hits the target with eyes closed.” The Devil and Miss Prym quotes

“She had just realized there were two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing them to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of the wheel of fortune, when you least expected it. For at that moment, all our fears suddenly surface: the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where, the fear of a life full of new challenges, the fear of losing forever everything that is familiar.”

“People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.”

“Playing the part of a charitable soul was only for those who were afraid of taking a stand in life. It is always far easier to have faith in your own goodness than to confront others and fight for your rights. It is always easier to hear an insult and not retaliate than have the courage to fight back against someone stronger than yourself; we can always say we’re not hurt by the stones others throw at us, and it’s only at night – when we’re alone and our wife or our husband or our school friend is asleep – that we can silently grieve over our own cowardice.”

A lot of people are critical of arms manufacturers, but they will continue to exist until there’s not a single weapon left on the face of the earth. Because as long as one weapon remains, there will always have to be another, to preserve the fragile balance.”

“It isn’t the desire to abide by the law that makes everyone behave as society requires, but the fear of punishment. Each one of us carries a gallows inside us.”

“She was glad to have been the first to reveal to those people the evil hidden in the depths of their false, ingenuous souls. They were all dreaming of the chance to commit a murder – only dreaming, mind you, because they would never actually do anything. They would spend the rest of their lives asleep, endlessly telling themselves how noble they were, how incapable of committing an injustice, ready to defend the village’s dignity at whatever cost, yet aware that terror alone had prevented them from killing an innocent. They would congratulate themselves every morning on keeping their integrity, and blame themselves each night for that missed opportunity.”

“Since we can never see the enemy – because if we take this tale to its logical conclusion, our real enemy is God for putting us through everything we’ve suffered – we vent our frustrations on everything around us. It’s a desire for vengeance that can never be satisfied, because it’s directed against life itself.”

“None is good, says the Lord. No one. We should stop pretending to a goodness that offends God and accept our faults: if one day we have to accept a wager with the Devil, let us remember that our Father who is in Heaven did exactly the same in order to save the soul of His servant Job.” | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Veronika Decides to Die | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: Veronika Decide Morrer
Year Published: 1998

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“What is the real I? It’s what you are, not what others make of you.”
Veronika Decides to Die quotes

“The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.” — Paulo Coelho quotes from Veronika Decides to Die

“People never learn anything by being told, they have to findout for themselves.”

“If one day I could get out of here, I would allow myself to be crazy. Everyone is indeed crazy, but the craziest are the ones who don’t know they’re crazy; they just keep repeating what others tell them to.”
— Paulo Coelho quotes Veronika Decides to Die

Manual of the Warrior of Light | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: Mannual do guerreiro da luz

Year Published: 1997

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“A responsible warrior is not someone who takes the weight of the world on his shoulders, but someone who has learned to deal with the challenges of the moment.” Manual of The Warrior of Light

“If you choose to follow the path of your dreams, commit yourself to it. Accept your path. Maktub A warrior of light always commits himself. He is enslaved to his dream but he is free in his steps.“ Manual of a Warrior of Light by Paulo Coelho

“If you choose to follow the path of your dreams, commit yourself to it. Accept your path. Maktub A warrior of light always commits himself. He is enslaved to his dream but he is free in his steps.“ Manual of a Warrior of Light by Paulo Coelho

“For the warrior, there is no “better” or “worse”; everyone has the necessary gifts for his particular path.”

The Fifth Mountain | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: O Monte Cinco
Year Published: 1996

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“A man has to choose. This is where lies his strength: in the power of his decisions.” The Fifth Mountain

“If you have a past with which you feel dissatisfied, then forget it, now. Imagine a new story for your life and believe in it. Focus only on the moments when you achieved what you desired, and that strength will help you to get what you want.” The Fifth Mountain

“The Lord listens to the prayers of those who ask to be able to forget hatred, but is deaf to those who want to flee love.” The fifth mountain quotes

“All life’s battles teach us something, even those we lose…. you’ll discover that you have defended lies, deceived yourself, or suffered for foolishness. If you’re a good warrior, you will not blame yourself for this, but neither will you allow your mistakes to repeat themselves.”
“… a man must choose… therein lies his strength: the power of his decisions… he who makes no choice is dead in the eyes of the Lord…
“There is no tragedy, only the unavoidable. Everything has its reason for being: you only need to distinguish what is temporary from what is lasting. “

“What is temporary?… The unavoidable… and what is lasting?… The lessons of the unavoidable.”

“I discovered something: the meaning of my life was whatever I wanted it to be.”

“Why did you attack at night?… there is no custom that forbids it… all of you were so preoccupied with custom that you forgot that times change.“

“The unavoidable always happens.”

“If you have a past that dissatisfies you, then forget it now.”

“Ask the children, they know everything… because… the children have no past.
A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.”

“Cowards never allow their hearts to blaze with this fire: all they desire is for the changed situation to quickly return to what it was before, so they can go on living their lives and thinking in their customary way. The brave however, set afire that which was old and, even a the cost of great internal suffering, abandon everything and continue onward.”

“There are moments when God demands our obedience. but there are moments in which He wishes to test our will and challenges us to understand His love.”

Take advantage of the chance that tragedy has given you; not everyone is capable of doing so.”
“Sadness does not last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired.”
“It’s always necessary to know when a stage of one’s life has ended. If you stubbornly cling to it after the need has passed, you lose the joy and meaning of the rest. And you risk being shaken to your senses by God.”

By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: Na Margem do Rio Piedra, Eu Sentei e Chorei
Year Published: 1994

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“Each day’s magic moment helps us to change and sends us off in search or our dreams.” By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

“A fall from the third floor hurts as much as a fall from the hundredth. If I have to fall, may it be from a high place.”
~ Paulo Coelho quotes from By the River Piedra

“Sometimes happiness is a blessing – but generally it’s a conquest. The magic moment of the day changes us and makes us take off in the direction of our dreams.” By the River Piedra I sat Down and Wept

“The one who loves has won the world and is not afraid of loosing. True love is an act of total abandon.” By the River Piedra I sat Down and Wept Paulo Coelho Quotes

“But love is always new. Regardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen times in our life, we always face a brand-new situation. Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere. We simply have to accept it, because it is what nourishes our existence. If we reject it, we die of hunger, because we lack the courage to stretch out a hand and pluck the fruit from the branches of the tree of life. We have to take love where we find it, even if that means hours, days, weeks of disappointment and sadness.

The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us.”
— Paulo Coelho By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

Maktub | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: Maktub
Year Published: 1994

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“Profound commitment to a dream does not confine or constrain: it liberates. Even a difficult, winding path can lead to your goal if you follow to the end.”
Maktub

“We go out into the world in search of our dreams and ideals.
Often we store away in some inaccessible place what is already there within reach of our hands.”  Maktub

“God’s decisions are always mysterious, but they are always in our favour.”
Maktub Quotes by Paulo Coelho

The Valkyries: An Encounter with Angels | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: As Valquírias
Year Published: 1992
Curious Fact: It’s an autobiography

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“The world lies in the hands of those who have the courage to dream and take the risk of living out their dreams – each according to his or her own talent.” Paulo Coelho quotes from The Valkyries

“Open your heart and listen to what it is telling you. Follow your dreams, because only a man who is unashamed of himself can manifest the glory of God.” The Valkyries

“Faith is difficult to conquer and requires daily battles if it is to be maintained.” The Valkyries

“We are the warriors of light. With the strength of our love, of our will, we can change our destiny, and the destiny of many others.” The Valkyries

“Faith is difficult to conquer and requires daily battles if it is to be maintained.”
Paulo Coelho quotes from The Valkyries.

Brida | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: Brida
Year Published: 1990 (in english: 1993)

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“The path to wisdom is not being afraid to make mistakes”
Brida quotes

“Every human being has inside them something more important than him or herself – his or her Gift.”
Brida

“We are responsible for everything that happens in this world. We are warriors of light, and with the strength of our love and of our will we can change our destiny and that of many other people.”
Brida

“Choosing one path means abandoning others – if you try to follow every possible path you will end up following none.”
Brida

“When you find your way you cannot be scared. You need to be brave enough to take wrong steps. The deceptions, failures, lack of enthusiasm, are tools that God places in our way to reveal the path.” Brida quotes

“Face your path with courage, don’t be scared of people’s criticism. And, above all, don’t let yourself get paralyzed by your own criticism.” Brida

“It’s necessary to take risks, and to follow certain paths whilst abandoning others. No one is able to choose without fear.”  Brida

The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your … | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: O Alquimista
Year Published: 1988 (in english: 1993)
Curious Facts: It has sold more than 65 million copies in more than 150 countries, becoming one of the best-selling books in history.

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“Just before a dream is fulfilled, the Soul of the World decides to test everything that was learned on the journey.” The Alchemist

“Sometimes it is impossible to stop the river of life.”

“It’s natural to be afraid of replacing everything you already gained by a dream.” The Alchemist

“Never abandon your dreams. Follow the signs.”  The Alchemist

“It’s precisely the possibility of making a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
The Alchemist

“Only one thing makes a dream impossible: fear of failure.” The Alchemist

“Only one thing makes a dream impossible: the fear of failure” The Alchemist

“It’s in the present that lies the secret: if you pay attention to the present you will be able to enhance it.” The Alchemist

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The Pilgrimage Quotes | Paulo Coelho Quotes

Original Title: O Diário de Um Mago
Year Published: 1987

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“Body and Soul need new challenges.” Quotes from Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage

“Dreams nourish the soul just as food nourishes the body. The pleasure of the search and of adventure feed our dreams.” Paulo Coelho quotes from The Pilgrimage

“The first indication that we are killing our dreams is lack of time. The second indication of the death of our dreams is certainty. The third indication that our dreams are dead is peace.”

“The only way to save our dreams is by being generous with ourselves.”

“The Good Fight is the one that we fight in the name of our dreams.”
The Pilgrimage

“The boat is safer anchored at the port; but that’s not the aim of boats.”
The Pilgrimage

“When someone wants something, they should be aware that they are taking a risk. This is percisely what makes life interesting.” The Pilgrimage

1974 O Manifesto de Krig-há
Year Published: 1974

Theater For Education

Original Title: Teatro da Educação
Year Published: 1974

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Hell Archives

Original Title: Arquivos do Inferno
Year Published: 1982

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Practical Manual of Vampirism

Original Title: O Manual Prático do Vampirismo
Year Published: 1986

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“The reason why we are here, I call “The Personal Legend”. All my characters, somehow they have a reason to be here, and they have to struggle to find their place under the sun. Which they do…
…and of course they have to pay a high price.”  Paulo Coelho

I was playing around with my new Youtube channel last night when I found an amazing Paulo Coelho video, and then another, you get it.  So I decided to keep digging and come up with a list of the Top Ten Paulo Coelho Videos.  In the end, the list contained a few inspiring moments and pleasant surprises.   It was a very tough debate for the top six. So your vote on the best Paulo Coelho Video is needed. Drop me a comment below with your thoughts.  Did I get it right?

Number 1: PAULO COELHO COMMERCIAL

I love a great commercial that is thoughtful and entertaining.  This is simply awesome.

From: paulabraconnot | February 09, 2007 | 226,315 views
This is the ad Paulo Coelho did for HP.
Simply fantastic: the work of Paulo Coelho is reinterpreted with the four elements!!!

Number 2: Paulo Coelho’s Experimental Witch Film Competition

This is Social Media at its very best: Creative and interactive fun.

From: WitchOfPorto January 10, 2008 | 18,762 views
I’m launching a new project based on my latest book The Witch of Portobello.bello

Number 3: Veronika decides to die Trailer
I can’t wait to see this film.  The trailer looks amazing, and I think the Veronika decided to die movie will find the easiest transition to the big screen.

Veronika decides to die (2009)
From: paulocoelhoTV | December 18, 2008 | 313,669 views

Number 4: 11 Minutes Paulo Coelho

This video breaks the language barrier, it was true artistic beauty in every sense.

11 minuti-Paulo Coelho
From: NightlyMoon1980 | February 24, 2009 | 31,671 views
11 Minutes Paulo Coelho.

Number 5:  A Warrior’s Life on Personal Legends
This is an amazing introduction to Paulo Coelho and The Alchemist.

Paulo Coelho: A Warrior’s Life (on Personal Legends)
From: harperonevideo | September 11, 2009 | 74 views
The definitive biography of Paulo Coelho, one of the worlds most popular and widely read authors — and the story of how THE ALCHEMIST came to be.

Number 6: Follow your dreams with Paulo Coelho

From: dorocia787 | June 02, 2009 | 609 views
One of my films that I made in Windows Movie Maker
Follow your dreams, feel free & relax. Music: Apocalyptica

Number 7:  A Fable About Following Your Dream

“The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho
From: paulabraconnot | August 13, 2007 | 92,711 views
I decided to make a little “ad” for a very nice book called “The Alchemist (A Fable About Following Your Dream)” by Paulo Coelho.

Number 8: Paulo Coelho on Luck, Coincidence, and Faith

From: harperonevideo | September 05, 2008 | 2,327 views
Paulo Coelho discusses his thoughts on Luck, Coincidence, and Faith

Number 9: The Witch of Portobello – Trailer 2008

From: wearetarget | August 25, 2008 | 8,021 views
Here’s the trailer of one of the 3 finalist of the Experimental Witch competition hosted by Paulo Coelho

Number 10: Statutes for Life – Paulo Coelho Quotes

From: paulabraconnot | January 10, 2008 | 18,432 views
Paulo Coelho’s quote series called “Statues of Life” with a song from Jaime Constàn by Logicalsounds.

Honourable Mention:  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (1/30)
Unbelievable. You can listen to a full audio copy of  The Alchemist on Youtube absolutely free.  That is why I love Social Media.  Thank you for taking the time to share this masterpiece.

From: LIVEETERNALLOVE | January 05, 2009 | 7,445 views
The Alchemist is a bestseller novel that is the most famous work of author Paulo Coelho. It is a symbolic story that urges its readers to follow their dreams.

Honourable Mention:  The Alchemist: Santiago Meets the Old Man
Just because someone loved this book enough to make something so silly…

From: jahmagic | September 24, 2006 | 15,390 views
A short scene adapted from Paulo Coelho’s novel, The Alchemist.

“Every single moment is a sacred one. We have to be very careful to pay attention to the world around us. And above all we have to know the reason we are here.”  Paulo Coelho

It’s no secret that I am a huge Paulo Coelho Fan. He is my favorite writer, and my first edition signed copy of The Alchemist is one of my most prized possessions. I have listed below some amazing quotes I found on his Flickr account. In addition, you will find at the bottom of this post every link I could find relating to his work.

Here are some Paulo Coelho links worth checking out:

Paulo Coelho Homepage

Paulo Coelho Blog

Paulo Coelho Facebook Page

Paulo Coelho Flickr account

Paulo Coelho on Imdb

The Alchemist to hit the Big Screen

Paulo Coelho Digg account

Paulo Coelho on MyBlogLog

Paulo Coelho Stumbleupon Account

Paulo Coelho on My Space

A free Copy of Brida

Some of Paulo on Youtube

Paulo Coelho Newsletter: Warrior of Light

Free E-Cards by Paulo

Blog Catalog

Finally, the following are my related Posts:

1. Illustrated Paulo Coelho quotes from Brida, The Fifth Mountain, Eleven Minutes and more.

2. A life inspiring passage from Paulo Coelho’s book The Pilgrimage; a must read for dreamers.

3. Enlightening quotes from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

4. Inspiring passages for Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist

I hope you enjoy these wonderful illustrated Paulo Coelho quotes from some of his books such as Brida, The Fifth Mountain, Eleven Minutes and more.  Check out his blog or the official website for more amazing information on this great author.

Related Posts: Enlightening quotes from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Inspiring passages for Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist

25 Amazing Paulo Coelho quotes and Reference Links

A life inspiring passage from Paulo Coelho’s book The Pilgrimage; a must read for dreamers

The following Passage from The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho, is one of the most amazing passages I have ever read, it’s about fighting for our dreams and overcoming the many obstacles in life. I like to think it was fate that left a copy of this book for me at my bedside table while I was traveling in Spain; it was an omen that inspired me to begin my own Pilgrimage and travel to the sacred Cathedral of Saint James in Northern Spain.  It was the first piece to a literary puzzle that I would begin to unravel regarding my destiny in life.

“It is the pleasure of searching and the pleasure of the adventure.  You are nourishing something that’s very important-your dreams.  We must never stop dreaming.  Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body.  Many times in our lives we see our dreams shattered and our desires frustrated, but we have to continue dreaming.  If we don’t, our soul dies…

…The Good fight is the one we fight because our heart asks it of us…

…The Good fight is the one that’s fought in the name of our dreams.  When we’re young our dreams first explode inside us with all of their force, we are very courageous, but we haven’t yet learned how to fight.  With great effort, we learn how to fight, but by then we no longer have the courage to go into combat.  So we turn against ourselves and do battle within.  We become our own worst enemy.  We say that our dreams were childish, or too difficult to realize, or the result or our not having known enough about life.  We kill our dreams because we are afraid to fight the good fight.

The first symptom of the process of killing our dreams is lack of time… The Busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything.  Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short.  The Truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fight…

The second symptom of the death of our dreams lies in our certainties.  Because we don’t want to see life as a grand adventure, we begin to think of ourselves as wise and fair and correct in asking so little of life.  We look beyond the walls of our day-to-day existence, and we hear the sound of lances breaking, we smell the dust and the sweat, and we see the great defeats and the fire in the eyes of the warriors. But we never see the delight, the immense delight in the hearts of those engaged in the battle.  For them, neither victory nor defeat is important; what’s important is only that they are fighting the good fight.

And, finally, the third symptom of the passing of our dreams is peace.  Life becomes a Sunday afternoon; we ask for nothing grand, and we cease to demand anything more than we are willing to give.  In that state we think of ourselves as being mature; we put aside the fantasies of our youth, and we seek personal and professional achievement.  We are surprised when people our age say that they still want this or that out of life.  But really, deep in our hearts, we know that what has happened is that we have renounced the battle for our dreams-we have refused to fight the good fight.

When we renounce our dreams and find peace, we go through a period of tranquility.  But the dead dreams begin to rot within us and to infect our entire being.  We become cruel to those around us, and then we begin to direct this cruelty against ourselves…What we sought to avoid in combat-disappointment and defeat-came upon us because of our cowardice.  And one day, the dead, spoiled dreams make it difficult to breath, and we actually seek death.  It’s death that frees us from out certainties, from our work, and from that terrible peace of Sunday afternoons.” The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho P. 58

My favorite book, The Alchemist, written by my favorite writer Paulo Coelho, is a beautiful Fable about following your dreams.  I love this book with all my heart and I give it as a gift whenever possible.  The gift I am sharing with you today is my favorite quotes from this inspiring and enlightening book.

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“Every search begins with beginners luck and ends with the victor’s being severely tested.” By Paulo Coelho

“The Boy didn’t know what a person’s ‘destiny’ was… It’s what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young knows what their destiny is.” page 22

“The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.” The Alchemist

“Treasure is uncovered by the force of the flowing water, and it is buried by the same currents” page 25

“When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.” page 28

“In order to find the treasure, you will have to follow the omens. God has prepared a path for everyone to follow. You just have to read the omens that he left you.” page 30

“Don’t forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else. And don’t forget the language of omens. And, above all, don’t forget to follow your destiny through to its conclusion.” The Alchemist page 32

“When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision. “ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life.”  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the Language of the World. “ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” The Alchemist,  page 23, by Paulo Coelho

“When you want something with all your heart, that’s when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It’s always a positive force.”  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”  Page 11

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“When you are in love, things make even more sense, he thought.”

“The soul of the world is nourished by people’s happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only obligation. All things are one.”  The Alchemist p. 23 by Paulo Coelho

“I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.”  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there’s no need at all to understand what’s happening, because everything happens within you.”

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.”  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.” You’ve got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense. “

“All you have to do is contemplate a simple grain of sand, and you will see in it all the marvels of creation. Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World, and it will one day return there.” The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“In his pursuit of the dream, he was being constantly subjected to tests of his persistence and courage. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path.”  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“The alchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purified the metals. They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually they gave up the vanities of the world. They discovered that the purification of the metals had led to a purification of themselves.”  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“I learned that the world has a soul, and that whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of things. I learned that many alchemists realized their destinies, and wound up discovering the Soul of the World, the Philosopher’s Stone, and the Elixir of Life. But above all, I learned that these things are all so simple they could be written on the surface of an emerald.” The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“The boy reached through to the Soul of the World, and saw that it was part of the Soul of God. And he saw that the Soul of God was his own soul. And that he, a boy, could perform miracles.”  The Alchemist page 160

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I love The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, it will always be my favorite book.  My first time reading it, I thought a little part of me was the Shepherd boy Santiago seeking his destiny by listening to his heart and following his dreams.  If I had to pick only three things I could keep, they would be my Cat named Alchemy, my laptop, and my first edition signed copy of The Alchemist.

“At that moment, it seemed to him that time stood still, and the Soul of the World surged within him.  When he looked intro her dark eyes, and saw that her lips were poised between a laugh and silence, he learned the most important part of the language that all the world spoke-the language that everyone on earth is capable of understanding in their heart.  It was love…”

“…Something older then humanity, more ancient then the desert.  Something that exerted the same force whenever two pairs of eyes met, as had theirs here at the well.  She smiled, and that was certainly an omen-the omen he had been awaiting, without even knowing he was, for all his life.  The omen he had sought to find with his sheep and in his books, in the crystals and in the silence of the desert…”

“…It was the pure language of the World.  It required no explanation, just as the universe need none as it travels through endless time.  What the boy felt at that moment was that he was in the presence of the only women in his life, and that, with no need for words, she recognized the same thing.  He was more certain of it than anything in the world …And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant.  There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only.  It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world.  Without such love, one’s dreams would have on meaning.  Maktub, thought the boy.” The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho P. 97

“The boy didn’t know what a person’s ‘destiny’ was. ‘It’s what you have always wanted to accomplish.  Everyone, when they are young, knows what their destiny is.  At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible.  They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives.  But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their destiny…

It’s a force that appears to be negative, but actually shows you how to realize your destiny.  It prepares your spirit and you will, because there is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe.  It’s your mission on earth. ‘Even when all you want to do is to travel? Or marry the daughter of a textile merchant?”

‘Yes, or even search for treasure.

The Soul of the World is nourished by people’s happiness.  And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy.  To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only real obligation.  All things are one.

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires to helping you to achieve it’.” The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

“There, he could exchange his book for a thicker one, fill his wine bottle, shave, and have a haircut; he had to prepare himself for his meeting with the girl, and he didn’t want to think about the possibility that some other shepherd, with a larger flock of sheep, had arrived there before him and asked for her hand.  It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting, he thought, as he looked again at the position of the sun, and hurried his pace.  He had suddenly remembered that, in Tarifa, there was an old woman who interpreted dreams.” The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho  P. 11

“I’m alive”, he said to the boy, as they ate a bunch of dates one night, with no fires and no moon.  “When I’m eating, that’s all I think about.  If I’m on the march, I just concentrate on marching.  If I have to fight, it will be just a good day to die as any other.  “Because I don’t live in either my past or my future.  I’m only interested in the present.  If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man.  You’ll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in the heavens, and that tribesmen fight because they are part of the human race.  Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living right now.” P.89  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho