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 challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

— Paulo Coelho (via kari-shma)

Anyone who love in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time. Love for the sake of love itself.

— Paulo Coelho

Live with no regrets and love with no excuses.

— Paulo Coelho

To heal our wounds, we need courage to face them.

— Paulo Coelho

The absence of an answer is an answer by itself.

— Paulo Coelho

Love is an ocean with invisible shores. Even if you don’t know how to swim, don’t be afraid to jump in the water.

— Paulo Coelho

Never save the best for later. You don’t know what tomorrow holds.

— Paulo Coelho

The beauty of truth: whether it is bad or good, it is liberating.

— Paulo Coelho

If you are brave to say “good bye”, life will reward you with a new “hello”.

— Paulo Coelho

Tragedies do happen. We can discover the reason, blame others, imagine how different our lives would be had they not occurred. But none of that is important: they did occur, and so be it. From there onward we must put aside the fear that they awoke in us and begin to rebuild.

— Paulo Coelho

In dire times you can lose joy, but you can’t lose hope. Hope is your guide.

— Paulo Coelho

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

— Paulo Coelho

Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person – nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need.

— Paulo Coelho