Paulo Coelho

I believe it is better to live a dream rather than to simply dream it. The dream is the start of something greater, something that impels us to make daring decisions. And it’s true that the person who pursues a dream takes many risks. But the person who does not runs risks that are even greater.

Paulo Coelho

I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed.

Paulo Coelho

I can’t consciously explain how people feel after reading my books. All is too personal.

Paulo Coelho

I don’t believe in God as you imagine Him to be, but I believe in many things that you could never even dream of.

Paulo Coelho

I don’t choose. Normally it’s the book that chooses me.

Paulo Coelho

I don’t know if the books are making the world a much better place. I don’t write with that objective. What I know is that I see my readers creating a critical mass so we can at least understand this world in a different way.

Paulo Coelho

I don’t know what to do. I only know that it’s taken me years to understand that life was pushing me in a direction I didn’t want to go in.

Paulo Coelho

I don’t know what’s going to happen to me tomorrow. That’s why I don’t save my best for last.

Paulo Coelho

I don’t make plans. I live my life on a daily basis.

Paulo Coelho

I don’t regret my painful times, I bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price, as high as that of slavery; the only difference is that you pay with pleasure and a smile, even when that that smile dimmed by tears.

Paulo Coelho