It’s what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future. Author: Paulo Coelho Copy Quote More from Paulo Coelho “He's seeing my soul, my fears, my fragility, my inability to deal with a world …” “The gods throw the dice and they don't ask whether we want to be in the game or…” “Death is our constant companion, and it is death that gives each person's life …” “If you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better.”