Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho de Souzais a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. His novel The Alchemist has been translated into 80 languages. The author has sold over 200 million copies worldwide and is the all-time bestselling Portuguese language author...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 August 1947
CityRio de Janeiro, Brazil
CountryBrazil
Sometimes, we need to be strangers to ourselves. Then the hidden light in our soul will illuminate what we need to see.
We always try to interpret things in accordance with what we want and not as they are.
When faced by any loss, there’s no point in trying to recover what has been, it’s best to take advantage of the large space that opens up before us and fill it with something new.
In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike.
You don't need to climb a mountain to know that it's high.
As he was about to climb yet another dune, his heart whispered, "Be aware of the place where you are brought to tears. That's where I am, and thats where your treasure is.
Certainly. But take this into consideration: of every ten problems we have, nine are created by our own selves - through guilt, self-punishment, self-pity. However, from time to time a great obstacle appears in our path, which was put there by God, and which is there for a reason. The reason is: to give us the opportunity to change everything, to move forwards.
His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. But we're both in search of our destinies, and I respect him for that.
It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn't matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.
No one can manipulate anyone else. In any relationship, both parties know what they're doing. even if one complains later on that they were used.
There is only one way to learn. It's through action.
You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit.
I can speak to my soul only when the two of us are off exploring deserts or cities or mountains or roads.
Follow your dreams, transform your life.