And he always checks that he carries three things with him: faith, hope, and love.

— Paulo Coelho

And if I'm alone in bed, I will go to the window, look up at the sky, and feel certain that loneliness is a lie, because the Universe is there to keep me company.

— Paulo Coelho

And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.

— Paulo Coelho

And one more thing: you still believe that man can be good. If that weren't the case, you wouldn't have invented all this nonsense to convince yourself otherwise.

— Paulo Coelho

...and that, in the end, the most interesting people always leave.

— Paulo Coelho

And the camel driver had said, to die tomorrow was no worse than dying on any other day. Every day was there to be lived or to mark one's departure from this world.

— Paulo Coelho

And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

— Paulo Coelho

And to those who believe that adventures are I say try routine: it kills you far more quickly.

— Paulo Coelho

And what went wrong when other alchemists tried to make gold and were unable to do so?"" They were looking only for gold his companion answered. They were seeking the treasure of their personal legend, without wanting actually to live out the personal legend.

— Paulo Coelho

And when I think about it, I guess it is true that people always arrive at the right moment at the place where someone awaits them

— Paulo Coelho