Hippie

by Paulo Coelho

we don’t choose the things that happen to us, but we can choose how we react to them.

The worst killing is that which kills the joy we get from life.

Tomorrow would be better simply because there was no other choice,

A dream is something unpredictable and dangerous for those who lack the courage to dream.

Instead of wasting our time saying ‘This is good’ or ‘This is bad,’ we need to fulfill our destiny.

A love that owes nothing to anyone, that has no obligations, that finds joy in simple existence and the freedom to express itself.

Those who trust in themselves trust others.

The true spiritual journey is stronger than the reasons that lead us to it.

we have thousands of miles ahead of us and we can choose how we travel: in search of a dream that once seemed impossible or thinking about how the seats are uncomfortable and everyone’s unbearable. Everything we envision now will set the tone for the rest of the trip.”

If we stay quiet for an hour, we’ll begin to hear God, Paulo thought to himself. But if we cry out with joy, God will also hear us and come down to bless us.

People hear only what they want to hear, never seek to persuade anyone, only follow your destiny without fear—or even filled with fear, but follow your destiny.

Never allow others to believe in your words or become your disciples, for when this occurs, they no longer believe in what their hearts tell them, which in truth is the only source to which they must listen.

our fall is part of the journey and we all must learn to rise again on our own.

those who seek to step beyond the threshold, the door is always open. You need only turn the knob.

But before dying, he clarified Truth’s ultimate definition. It is not that which gives us certainty. It is not that which gives us profound thoughts. It is not that which makes us better than others. It is not that which makes us prisoners to our own prejudices. ‘The Truth is what makes us free. You will know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free,’ Jesus said.”

am the world. I carry with me the wisdom of those who’ve come before me and left their mark in my genes. I am my dreams.”