Paulo Coelho

What makes people weak? Their need for validation and recognition, their need to feel important. Don’t get caught in this trap.

Paulo Coelho

When faced by any loss, there’s no point in trying to recover what has been, it’s best to take advantage of the large space that opens up before us and fill it with something new.

Paulo Coelho

When God wants to drive a person insane, he grants that person’s every wish.

Paulo Coelho

When someone wants something then they should be aware that they are taking a risk. But this is precisely what makes life interesting.

Paulo Coelho

When the Warrior takes on a commitment, he keeps his word.

Paulo Coelho

When things start to happen, and the path does reveal itself to us, we become afraid of carrying on.

Paulo Coelho

When two people fall in love, past and future disappear.

Paulo Coelho

When we can do nothing else, we can still love, without expecting any reward or change or gratitude.

Paulo Coelho

When we feel weak, all we have to do is wait a little. The spring returns, the winter snows melt and fill us with new energy.

Paulo Coelho

When we marry, we are authorized to take possession of the other person, body and soul.

Paulo Coelho