The Fifth Mountain (1996) (edit title/settings)

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• Ilie: the main chacacter
• the levi: Add a description of this character.
• king Ahab
• princess Izabela
• the widow from Akbar
• the widow's son
• the denizens of Akbar
• the shepherd
• Elijah
• Jezebel
• Baal
• Jacob
• Solomon
• Levite

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• “Learn something. At this moment, many people have stopped living. They do not become angry, nor cry out; they merely wait for time to pass. They did not accept the challenge of life, so life no longer challenges them. You are running the same risk; react, face life, but do not stop living.”

  Elijah to the Widow

• “"Do you see the Fifth Mountain? From whichever side you look, it appears different, though it is the same mountain. Thus it is with all of creation: many faces of the same God."”

  Elijah to the Priest

• “"Though knowest that I am blind because mine eyes still retains the light of the Lord’s glory, I can perceive nothing else."”

  Angel to Elijah

• “"The essential point was this: to have a name. When Jacob had answered, God had baptized him Israel. Each one has a name from birth but must learn to baptize his life with the word he has chosen to give meaning to that life."”

  Elijah

• “"Make whatever decision you wish but never forget one thing: all of you are much better than you believed."”

  Elijah to the People of Akbar

• “... for it was this that He desired, that each person take into his hands the responsibility for his own life. For, in the final analysis, He had given His children the greatest of all gifts; the capacity to choose and determine their acts.”

• “It's always necessary to know when a stage of one's life has ended. If you stubbornly cling to it after the need has passed, you lose the joy and meaning of the rest.”

• “A child can always teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.”

• “A city does not die, only its inhabitants and the ideas they bore within themselves.”

• “When a man journeys toward his destiny,often he is obliged to change paths. At other times ,the forces around him are too powerful and he is compelled to lay aside his courage and yield.But noone can lose sight of what he desires.Even if there are momonts when he believes the world and the others are stronger. The secret is this, do not surrender.”

• “"this sadness you read in my eyes is part of my story.Only a small part that willl last but a few days. Tomorrow,when i departfor Jerusalem,it will not have the strength it had before,& little by little it will disappear.Sadness does noyt last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired."”

  Elijah to the widow's son

• “Boy: " is it always necessary to leave?"Elijah: " it's always necessary to know when a stage of one's life has ended. if you stubbornly cling to it after the need has passed, you lose the joy and meaning of the rest. and you risk being shaken to your senses by God.'”

• “"take advantage of the chance that tragedy has given you; not everyone is capable of doing so."”

  Elijah

• “'' A child can always teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to be always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires."”

  Elijah

• “"Every man hath the right to doubt his task,& to forsake it from time to time; but what he must not do is forget it. Whoever doubteth not himself is unworthy- for in his unquestioning belief in his ability, he commiteth the sin of pride. blessed are they who go through moments of indecision."”

  angel of Lord

• “Fear reaches only to the point where the unavoidable begins; from there on it loses its meaning”

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• “A child can always teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.

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• “If you have a past that dissatisfies you, forget it now,” he went on. “Imagine a new story of your life, and believe in it. Concentrate only on those moments in which you achieved what you desired, and this strength will help you to accomplish what you want.”

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• man must choose—and not accept—his fate.

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• “Every man hath the right to doubt his task, and to forsake it from time to time; but what he must not do is forget it. Whoever doubteth not himself is unworthy—for in his unquestioning belief in his ability, he commiteth the sin of pride. Blessed are they who go through moments of indecision.”

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• “All life’s battles teach us something, even those we lose. When you grow up, you’ll discover that you have defended lies, deceived yourself, or suffered for foolishness. If you’re a good warrior, you will not blame yourself for this, but neither will you allow your mistakes to repeat themselves.”

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• Only those men and women with the sacred flame in their hearts had the courage to confront Him. And they alone knew the path back to His love, for they understood that tragedy was not punishment but challenge.

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• When a man journeys toward his destiny, often he is obliged to change paths. At other times, the forces around him are too powerful and he is compelled to lay aside his courage and yield. All this is part of the apprenticeship.”

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• Souls too, like rivulets and plants, needed a different kind of rain: hope, faith, a reason to live. When this did not come to pass, everything in that soul died, even if the body went on living; and the people could say: “Here in this body there was once a man.”

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• “But no one can lose sight of what he desires. Even if there are moments when he believes the world and the others are stronger. The secret is this: do not surrender.”

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• Fear reaches only to the point where the unavoidable begins; from there on, it loses its meaning. And all we have left is the hope that we are making the right decision.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Israel
• Fifth Mountain
• Sidon
• Byblos
• Phoenicia
• Lebanon
• Egypt
• Jerusalem
• Zarephath

First Sentence edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Paulo Coelho (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• International IMPAC Literary Award (Finalist, 2000)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 869.8'4

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Authors, A-Z › ( C ) › Coelho, Paulo
• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Literature & Fiction › Fiction
• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Fiction › Biblical
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary