Confieso que el Elixir de la Larga Vida me seducía más: antes de entender y sentir la presencia de Dios, el pensamiento de que todo se acabaría un día me desesperaba.
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PAULO COELHO but something always went wrong, and the relationship would end precisely at the moment when she was... PAULO COELHO If you have a past with which you feel dissatisfied, then forget it, now. Imagine a new story for yo... PAULO COELHO Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness,... PAULO COELHO Love was a feeling completely bound up with color, like thousands of rainbows superimposed one on to... PAULO COELHO Judging oneself to be inferior to other people was one of the worst acts of pride because it was the... PAULO COELHO She had just realized there were two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing the... PAULO COELHO If you conquer yourself, then you conquer the world PAULO COELHO We are travelers on a cosmic journey,stardust,swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of i... PAULO COELHO If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid. PAULO COELHO لا شك أن الحب قادر على تغيير كل شئ فى حياة الانسان خلال �... PAULO COELHO There is always a gap between intention and action.. PAULO COELHO When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive. PAULO COELHO Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of li... PAULO COELHO No, I never saw an angel, but it is irrelevant whether I saw one or not. I feel their presence aroun... PAULO COELHO A rose dreams of enjoying the company of bees, but none appears. The sun asks: “Aren’... PAULO COELHO One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving PAULO COELHO When I'm dancing, I'm not thinking about anything. I am here. I am totally there. You know? ... PAULO COELHO She took the pills from him, placed them in her mouth and drank the entire bottle of water. Water: i... PAULO COELHO You're a man who has suffered and wants revenge,' she said. 'Your heart is dead, your soul is in dar... PAULO COELHO Her heart had already been broken many times over, and yet she still believed she was destined to me... PAULO COELHO And one more thing: you still believe that man can be good. If that weren't the case, you wouldn't h... PAULO COELHO Life can seem short or life can seem long, depending on how you live it. PAULO COELHO In the first place, you shouldn't believe in promises. The world is full of them: the promises of ri... PAULO COELHO People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same. PAULO COELHO Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time. PAULO COELHO Because you believed I was capable of behaving decently, I did. PAULO COELHO When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself. PAULO COELHO Really important meetings are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other. PAULO COELHO The rain is falling ever harder and all I can hear is the sound of the water. I'm drenched but I can... PAULO COELHO Don’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep wha... PAULO COELHO I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don't hurt me, because it is me. If it was... PAULO COELHO The world has a soul and whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of many thin... PAULO COELHO When you were in love, you were capable of learning everything and of knowing things you had never d... PAULO COELHO I know you don't love me. But I'm going to fight for your love. There are some things in life that a... PAULO COELHO What interests me in life is curiosity, challenges, the good fight with its victories and defeats. PAULO COELHO Writing is a solitary experience. I'm extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name ... PAULO COELHO The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, "... PAULO COELHO The srongest love is the love which is not afraid to show the weakness PAULO COELHO ليست الحرية غياب الالتزامات، إنما القدرة على اختيار ما... PAULO COELHO Free again, but it's just a feeling; freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to c... PAULO COELHO No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus t... PAULO COELHO The eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and like a mirro... PAULO COELHO Your eyes show the strength of your soul. PAULO COELHO Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his ... PAULO COELHO Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honour of losing and the joy of winning I a... PAULO COELHO Love doesn't need to be discussed; it has its own voice and speaks for itself. PAULO COELHO No, I'm not mistaken. I know you don't love me. But I'm going to fight for your love. There are some... PAULO COELHO Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work. PAULO COELHO The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us. PAULO COELHO We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. PAULO COELHO All love stories are the same. PAULO COELHO And I began to feel sorry for myself; for so many years, my drawer full of memories had held the sam... PAULO COELHO But he was wrong. Because I had fought with my heart and defeated it long ago. I was certainly not g... PAULO COELHO Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed ... PAULO COELHO That is why I write - to try to turn sadness into longing, solitude into remembrance. PAULO COELHO Wait. This was the first lesson I had learned about love. The day drags along, you make thousands of... PAULO COELHO Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it is often a conquest. Our magic moment help us to change and send... PAULO COELHO It's risky, falling in love." "I know that," I answered. "I've been in love before. It's ... PAULO COELHO In fairy tales, the princesses kiss the frogs, and the frogs become princes. In real life, the price... PAULO COELHO But love is much like a dam; if you allow a tiny crack to form through which only a trickle of water... PAULO COELHO To love is to lose control. PAULO COELHO Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided. PAULO COELHO God always offers us a second chance in life. PAULO COELHO Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown -even when we don't want to and w... PAULO COELHO If I must fall, may it be from a high place. PAULO COELHO Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy. But sometimes under th... PAULO COELHO We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciati... PAULO COELHO