The Pilgrimage (1990) (edit title/settings)

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• Petrus: Petrus was Paolo Coelho's guide in his pilgrimage to Santiago, who left his busy career in the real world to be his guide along the way. He taught him exercises to help the pilgrim achieve his goals.
• Astrain: Add a description of this character.
• Alfonso
• Mme Lourdes
• Franco
• Paul
• Felicia

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• “We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. Many times in our lives we see our dreams shattered and our desires frustrated, but we have to continue dreaming. If we don't our soul dies and agape cannot reach it.”

• “If I had to use a metaphor, I would say that your angel is your armor and your messenger is your sword. Armor rotects you under any set or circumstances, but a sword can fall to the ground in the midst of a battle, or it can kill a friend, or be turned against its owner.”

• “People who often consider themselves to be wise are often indecisive when command is called for and rebellious when they are called upon to obey. They are ashamed to give orders and consider it dishonorable to receive them.”

• “The only reason for seeking a reward is to know what to do with that reward.”

• “Petrus thought my relationship to God was based too much on concept, on intellect and on reasoning; I felt that his was too simplistic and intuitive.”

• “In recent times,some thought that God is merely a concept, subject to a scientific proof. But, at this point, history has been reversed, or rather is starting all over again.”

  Petrus

• “The busiest people i have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain instantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fight.”

  Petrus

• “We are suffering because of someone who doesn't love us, or someone who has left us, or someone who won't leave us. If we are alone, it is because no one wants us; if we are married, we transform the marriage into slavery.”

  Petrus

• “But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, ang God hath chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty.”

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• “A threat leads to nothing if it's not accepted. In fighting the good fight, you should never forget that. Just as you should never forget that both attacking and fleeing are part of the fight. What isn't a part of a fight is becoming paralyzed by fear.”

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• “When you are moving toward an objective,” said Petrus, “it is very important to pay attention to the road. It is the road that teaches us the best way to get there, and the road enriches us as we walk its length.

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• “The good fight is the one that’s fought in the name of our dreams.

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• Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.”

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• we always know which is the best road to follow, but we follow only the road that we have become accustomed to.”

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• “We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. Many times in our lives we see our dreams shattered and our desires frustrated, but we have to continue dreaming. If we don’t, our soul dies, and agape cannot reach it.

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• “The first symptom of the process of our killing our dreams is the lack of time,” Petrus continued. “The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fight.

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• We are always trying to convert people to a belief in our own explanation of the universe. We think that the more people there are who believe as we do, the more certain it will be that what we believe is the truth. But it doesn’t work that way at all.

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• “The true path to wisdom can be identified by three things,” said Petrus. “First, it must involve agape, and I’ll tell you more about this later; second, it has to have practical application in your life. Otherwise, wisdom becomes a useless thing and deteriorates, like a sword that is never used. “And finally, it has to be a path that can be followed by anyone. Like the road you are walking now, the Road to Santiago.”

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• People don’t like to ask too much of life because they are afraid they will be defeated. But if someone wants to fight the good fight, that person must view the world as if it were a marvelous treasure waiting to be discovered and won.”

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• “The only way we can rescue our dreams is by being generous with ourselves. Any attempt to inflict self-punishment—no matter how subtle it may be—should be dealt with rigorously. In order to know when we are being cruel to ourselves, we have to transform any attempt at causing spiritual pain—such as guilt, remorse, indecision, and cowardice—into physical pain. By transforming a spiritual pain into a physical one, we can learn what harm it can cause us.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Strange Road
• Santiago De Compostela
• Spain
• Brazil
• Rome
• Ponferrada
• Foncebadon
• Europe

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Table of Contents edit see section history

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Milky Way: Another name for the Road to Santiago during the 14th Century, since at night the pilgrims plotted their course using this galaxy.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Paulo Coelho (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Alan R. Clarke (Translator)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 133.43

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Literature & Fiction › Fiction
• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Authors, A-Z › ( C ) › Coelho, Paulo
• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Christian Living
• Books › Religion & Spirituality › New Age
• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Spirituality
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Fiction

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