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
When I took the pills, I wanted to kill someone I hated. I didn't know that other Veronikas existed inside me, Veronikas that I could love.
A writer always wears glasses and never combs his hair. Half the time he feels angry about everything and the other half depressed. He spends most of his life in bars, arguing with other dishevelled, bespectacled writers. He says very 'deep' things. He always has amazing ideas for the plot of his next novel, and hates the one he has just published.
I don't care whether it was once sacred or not, I HATE WHAT I DO. It's destroying my soul, making me lose touch with myself, teaching me that pain is a reward, that money buys everything and justifies everything.
When I had my sheep, I was happy, and I made those around me happy. People saw me coming and welcomed me, he thought. But now I'm sad and alone. I'm going to become bitter and distrustful of people because one person betrayed me. I'm going to hate those who have found their treasure because I never found mine. And I'm going to hold on to what little I have, because I'm too insignificant to conquer the world.
I hate knowing about illness. Whenever I read a medical book, I immediately start to get all the symptoms.
Never hate jealous people. They are jealous because they think you are better than them.
I # forgive not because I became a saint, but because I'm tired of hating.
Do something instead of killing time. Because time is killing you.
Love with no boundaries. Your future depends on your capacity to love.
Impossible is just an opinion.
I prefer to be crazy and happy rather than normal and bitter.
When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.
To succeed in life, you must have the courage to be hated.
close some doors today. not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere