Paulo Coelho on desire
Paulo Coelho96 quotes“If you start by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it.”
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The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing beauty of life once more.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there’s no need at all to understand what’s happening, because everything happens within you.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho If you love someone, you must be prepared to set them free.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side. And yet if something goes wrong, there is nothing left!
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho You have two choices, to control your mind or to let your mind control you.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho Behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho Anyone who is observant, who discovers the person they have always dreamed of, knows that sexual energy comes into play before sex even takes place.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.
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