# Quote — Paulo Coelho, Aleph

> you discover that your old “I,” along with everything you ever learned, is absolutely no use at all in the face of those new challenges, and you begin to realize that buried deep in your unconscious mind there is someone much more interesting and adventurous and more open to the world and to new experiences.

- Author: [Paulo Coelho](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paulo-coelho.md)
- Book: [Aleph](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paulo-coelho/aleph.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho#Aleph_(2011)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/paulo-coelho/aleph/you-discover-that

## More from this book

> I forgive the anger and the cruelty,

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> I love you like a river that begins as a solitary trickle in the mountains and gradually grows and joins other rivers until, after a certain point, it can flow around any obstacle in order to get where it wants.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paulo-coelho/aleph/i-love-you-like-a.md)

> I forgive the stillborn hopes,

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paulo-coelho/aleph/i-forgive-the-stillborn.md)