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Paulo Coelho quotes (page 95 of 104)
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"Outer beauty is inner beauty made visible, and it manifests itself in the light that flows in our eyes."
"It is the imperfect that astonishes and attracts us."
"When God wants to drive a person insane, he grants that person's every wish."
"One of Love's qualities--namely, Forgiveness."
"When we are walking our chosen path, we walk elegantly, emanating light."
"Respect those who grew up and learned alongside you. Respect those who taught you."
"Dreaming carries no risks. The dangerous thing is trying to transform your dreams into reality."
"solitude is not absence of love, but its complement"
"When I took the pills, I wanted to kill someone I hated. I didn't know that other Veronikas existed inside me, Veronikas that I could love."
"Men dream more about coming home than about leaving."
"A man only has a soul to be won or lost."
"The only reason I don't throw myself into your arms, kiss you and make love with you now is that I lack the courage and am afraid of loving you."
"If you say it was the "last" time, it might well turn out to be the last. What you meant was "the most recent time I was here"."
"Our dreams are our own, and only we can know the effort required to keep them alive."
"The universe always helps us fight for our dreams, no matter how foolish they may be."
"Oddly enough I never used to suffer from depression on cold, gray, cloudy days like this. I feel as if nature is in harmony with me, that it reflected my soul. On the other hand, when the sun appeared, the children would come out to play in the streets, and everyone was happy that it was such a lovely day, and then I would feel terrible, as if that display of exuberance in which i could not participate was somehow unfair."
"Every road i traveled led back to you"
"Everything for me is sacred, beginning with earth, but also going to things made by man."
"I had this dream to become a writer since I was a teenager."