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No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.

— Paulo Coelho The Alchemist (1988)

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Perhaps they needn't even believe — it was enough that they needed angels, and the angels would return gladly.

The Valkyries (1992)

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

The Alchemist (1988)

We must never forget that spiritual experience is above all a practical experience of love. And with love, there are no rules.

By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994)

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.

Eleven Minutes (2003)

In my world, everything is possible and everything is relative.

The Zahir (2005)

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A generation which ignores history has no past —and no future.

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History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.

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If we don’t care about our past we can’t have very much hope for our future.

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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past, — so good night!

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