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
The Warrior does not worry that, to others, his behavior might seem quite mad.
No life is complete without a touch of madness.
He told himself that he would have to start reading thicker books: they lasted longer, and made more comfortable pillows.
Collective madness is called sanity ..
Stay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention.
A good, true, intense love is not complete without madness.
Outer beauty is inner beauty made visible ...
I think the big danger of madness is not madness itself, but the habit of madness. What I discovered during the time I spent in the asylum is that I could choose madness and spend my whole life without working, doing nothing, pretending to be mad. It was a very strong temptation..
I made some mistakes, but I wasn’t a coward. I lived my life and did what I had to do.
We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. Every day, G-d gives us the sun-and also one moment in which we have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy. Every day, we try to pretend that w
Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions.
It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.
Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute for experience.
Why do we have to listen to our hearts?" "Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you'll find your treasure.