Paulo Coelho Quotes

When we postpone the harvest, the fruit rots, but when we postpone our problems, they keep on growing.

I lived in a dictatorship in Brazil, and I was arrested three times. I felt in my flesh what it is to live under such a regime and experience deprivation of freedom.

It’s not difficult for me to put my feelings into written form. I try to be concise and to go direct to the subject. This is what people like about my work, and what the critics hate.

I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.

Writing means sharing. It’s part of the human condition to want to share things – thoughts, ideas, opinions.

I always was a rich person because money’s not related to happiness.

If you don’t care about what people think, you already passed the first step of success.

Beauty is the greatest seducer of man.

Jesus lived a life that was full of joy and contradictions and fights, you know? If they were to paint a picture of Jesus without contradictions, the gospels would be fake, but the contradictions are a sign of authenticity.

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.

Everybody is a political person, whether you say something or you are silent. A political attitude is not whether you go to parliament; it’s how you deal with your life, with your surroundings.

One day you will wake up & there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.

I don’t go to parties in general.

In writing, I apply my feminine side and respect the mystery involved in creation.

People are very reluctant to talk about their private lives but then you go to the internet and they’re much more open.

I’m not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk.