Paulo Coelho

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

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"Don't explain yourself. Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe it."

"Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time."

"Life moves very fast. It rushes from exhilaration to despair and back again. But forward, always forward."

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of."

"Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything."

"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking."

"The warrior of light knows that certain moments repeat themselves."

"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience."

"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering."

"One day you will wake up and there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted."

"Every blessing ignored becomes a curse."

"Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup."

"We are all hypocrites. The important thing is not to pretend we are not."

"Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably."

"If you think you can, or you think you can't—you're right."

"The Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom."

"There is only one way to learn. It is through action."

"Treasure your relationships, not your possessions."

"When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive."

"Stop being who you think you should be and be who you are."

"The only authentic thing is to know yourself."

"A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals."

"You can become blind by seeing each day as the same."

"The heart is afraid of suffering. But it is the mind that suffers."

"Enthusiasm is the force that turns knowledge into action."

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."

"The desert teaches you everything you need to know."