3,188 Quotes by Paulo Coelho

She didn't need to understand the meaning of life; it was enough to find someone who did, and then fall asleep in his arms and sleep as a child sleeps, knowing that someone stronger than you is protecting you from all evil and all danger

Ever since time began, people have recognized their true Love by the light in their eyes.

It wasn't necessary to know your own demons in order to find God.

Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it is often a conquest.

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

Wait. This was the first lesson I had learned about love. The day drags along, you make thousands of plans, you imagine every possible conversation, you promise to change your behavior in certain ways -- and you feel more and more anxious until your loved one arrives. But by then, you don't know what to say. The hours of waiting have been transformed into tension, the tension has become fear, and the fear makes you embarrassed about showing affection.

We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body.

Fairy tales had been her first experience of the magical universe, and more than once she had wondered why people ended up distancing themselves from that world, knowing the immense joy that childhood had brought to their lives.

In fairy tales, the princesses kiss the frogs, and the frogs become princes. In real life, the pricesses kiss princes, and the princes turn into frogs.