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
Love rules, but no one knows where it has its throne; in order to know that secret place, you must first submit to Love.
But no one can lose sight of what he desires. Even if there are moments when he believes the world and the others are stronger. The secret is this: do not surrender.
The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.
There was a time when people accepted magical experiences as natural. There were no priests then, and no one went chasing after the secrets of the occult.
I am in the Aleph, the point at which everything is in the same place at the same time. I'm at a window, looking out at the world and its secret places, poetry lost in time and words left hanging in space...sentences that are perfectly understood, even when left unspoken. Feelings that simultaneously exalt and suffocate.
Time that never ends, that never passes, that remains in the present, where all of life's secrets lie.
They make a secret pact with themelves never to think about the future.
My turning point was my pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. It was then that I, who had dedicated most of my life to penetrate the 'secrets' of the universe, realized that there are no secrets. Life is and will always be a mystery.
It's in the present that lies the secret: if you pay attention to the present you will be able to enhance it.
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.