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Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows.
Paulo Coelho
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Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world.
Paulo Coelho
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You're always learning. The problem is, sometimes you stop and think you understand the world. This is not correct. The world is always moving. You never reach the point you can stop making an effort.
Paulo Coelho
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We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery.
Paulo Coelho
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Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.
Paulo Coelho
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You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.
Paulo Coelho
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I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset - tears are words waiting to be written.
Paulo Coelho
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The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes.
Paulo Coelho
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No, I never saw an angel, but it is irrelevant whether I saw one or not. I feel their presence around me.
Paulo Coelho
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Elegance is achieved when all that is superfluous has been discarded and the human being discovers simplicity and concentration: the simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be.
Paulo Coelho
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One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.
Paulo Coelho
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The good old days, when each idea had an owner, are gone forever.
Paulo Coelho
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Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions.
Paulo Coelho
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Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and in their posture because this word is synonymous with good taste, amiability, equilibrium and harmony.
Paulo Coelho
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You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.
Paulo Coelho
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Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering.
Paulo Coelho
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When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Paulo Coelho
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When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple.
Paulo Coelho
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No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's eyes.
Paulo Coelho
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I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed.
Paulo Coelho
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Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
Paulo Coelho
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Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.
Paulo Coelho
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Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbour is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.
Paulo Coelho
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You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
Paulo Coelho
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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.
Paulo Coelho
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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.
Paulo Coelho