185 quotes
Here I am, trying to persuade myself that I always give the best of myself, and nature is telling me exactly the opposite: anyone truly committed to life never stops walking.
Aleph (2011)
The light of love flows out of my soul, but it can go nowhere because it’s blocked by pain. I could inhale and exhale every morning for the rest of my life, but that wouldn’t solve anything.
Aleph (2011)
When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready.
The Devil and Miss Prym [O Demônio e a srta Prym (2000)
We are not the person other people wish we were. We are who we decide to be.
Aleph (2011)
The world is divided into those who understand me and those who don’t. In the case of the latter, I simply leave them to torment themselves trying to gain my sympathy.
Aleph (2011)
In the cycle of nature there is no such thing as victory or defeat; there is only movement. The winter struggles to reign supreme, but in the end is obliged to accept spring’s victory, which brings with it flowers and happiness.
Manuscript Found in Accra (2012)
So, in my relationships with men, I’ve always sought suffering, conflict, and despair.
Aleph (2011)
Really important meetings are planned by the souls long before the bodies meet...
My 25 most important points (2014)
When you want something, the whole universe conspires to make it happen...
My 25 most important points (2014)
The only thing standing between you and your dream are your fears...
My 25 most important points (2014)
When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive...
My 25 most important points (2014)
I forgive the injustice carried out in the name of justice
Aleph (2011)
Detach from all things and you will be free...
My 25 most important points (2014)
Defeat is for those who, despite their fears, live with enthusiasm and faith. Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honour of losing and the joy of winning.
Manuscript Found in Accra (2012)
That’s because, like everyone else on the planet, you believed that time would teach you to grow closer to God. But time doesn’t teach; it merely brings us a sense of weariness and of growing older.
Aleph (2011)
We were born alone and we will die alone. But, while we are on this planet, we must accept and glorify our act of faith through other people.
Manuscript Found in Accra (2012)
That feeling of uselessness is no respecter of age and never asks permission, but corrodes people’s souls, repeating over and over: ‘No one is interested in you, you’re nothing, the world doesn’t need your presence.’
Manuscript Found in Accra (2012)
"Once you get into the desert, there’s no going back," said the camel driver. "and, when you can’t go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward. The rest is up to Allah, including the danger."
The Alchemist (1988)
Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown — even when we don't want to and when we think we don't need to.
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994)
Of holding out my hand, even when utterly alone and abandoned
Aleph (2011)