Even though his books are sometimes new agey, I love Paolo Coelho for his ability to put into words simple truths about life - so simple that I often forget them and need to be reminded:
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.
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life?
When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.
We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.
Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.
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.
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