Paulo Coelho

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

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.

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.

When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.

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

To live is to experience things, not sit around pondering the meaning of life.

If you want to see a rainbow you have to learn to like the rain.

There’s no point explaining that all we achieve by exacting revenge is to make ourselves the equals of our enemies, whereas by forgiving we show wisdom and intelligence.

They say that in the second before our death, each of us understands the real reason for our existence, and out of that moment, Heaven or Hell is born. Hell is when we look back during that fraction of a second and know that we wasted an opportunity to dignify the miracle of life. Paradise is being able to say at that moment: "I made some mistakes, but I wasn`t a coward. I lived my life and did what I had to do."

It isn`t what you did in the past that will affect the present. It`s what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future.

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

- What makes the sky change colour when the sun reaches the horizon?
- If we tried to explain everything, we wouldn`t be able to live.

Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.

It`s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.

Love is not a habit, a commitment, or a debt. It isn`t what romantic songs tell us it is - love simply is.