185 quotes
"If good things are coming, they will be a pleasant surprise," said the seer. "If bad things are, and you know in advance, you will suffer greatly before they even occur."
The Alchemist (1988)
Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.
The Alchemist (1988)
The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us.
And to save us.
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994)
Even if loving meant leaving, or solitude, or sorrow, love was worth every penny of its price.
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994)
My smile is my way of saying: ‘You can destroy my body, but not my soul.’
Manuscript Found in Accra (2012)
If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return.
The Alchemist (1988)
There's nothing deeper than love. In fairy tales, the princesses kiss the frogs, and the frogs become princes. In real life, the princesses kiss princes, and the princes turn into frogs.
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994)
Terror, terror, terror. Life was a reign o terror in the shadow of the guillotine.
The Devil and Miss Prym [O Demônio e a srta Prym (2000)
He chose the path along which he is walking and so has no complaints.
The Manual of the Warrior of Light (1997)
Love always triumphs over what we call death. That’s why there’s no need to grieve for our loved ones, because they continue to be loved and remain by our side.
Aleph (2011)
Don’t let yourself be destroyed by a force that was placed in our hearts in order to make everything better.
Aleph (2011)
If I had to give you one piece of advice, it would be this: don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions.
Aleph (2011)
You have two choices: to control your mind or to let your mind control you.
Veronika Decides to Die (1998)
When we are walking our chosen path, we walk elegantly, emanating light.
Manuscript Found in Accra (2012)
We warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how.
The Alchemist (1988)
Love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger.
Aleph (2011)
But that moment exists — a moment when all the power of the stars becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles.
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994)
Let us plunge together, then, down the dangerous path of surrender. It may be dangerous, but it is the only path worth following.
Manuscript Found in Accra (2012)
He had worked for an entire year to make a dream come true, and that dream, minute by minute, was becoming less important. Maybe cause that wasn't really his dream.
The Alchemist (1988)
We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.
The Alchemist (1988)