"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."
— Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist)

"Life is mostly froth and bubble, but two things stand like stone, kindness in anothers trouble and courage in your own"
— Princess Diana

"I AM IGNORANT of absolute truth. But I am humble before my ignorance and therein lies my honor and my reward.
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— Khalil Gibran

"That’s what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too."
— Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist)

"Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life?"
— Paulo Coelho (Eleven Minutes: A Novel)

"Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant."
— Paulo Coelho (Eleven Minutes: A Novel)

"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."
— Jane Austen

"When you encounter resistance, it means you are moving forward. When you come across a challenge, it means you have reached the point where you can successfully meet that challenge.
Life becomes more rewarding as it becomes more demanding. You are destined to achieve, and each successive achievement positions you for an even greater, more challenging achievement.

Each new challenge is an opportunity to stretch beyond your previous limits. Most of the advantages you enjoy today were born in the difficulties through which you traveled in days past."
— Ralph Marston

"It is our choices, Harry, that show us who we truly are, far more than our abilities."
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)

"Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly."
— Paulo Coelho

"When you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true."
— Paulo Coelho

"What is important is the story. Because when we are all dust and teeth and kicked-up bits of skin - when we're dancing with our own skeletons - our words might be all that's left of us."
— Alexandra Fuller (Scribbling the Cat)

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."
— Albert Schweitzer