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
In writing, I apply my feminine side and respect the mystery involved in creation.
We have to take advantage when luck is on our side, and do as much to help it as it's doing to help us.
Love is an act of faith, not an exchange. Contradictions are what make love grow. Conflicts are what allow love to remain by our side.
Love always triumphs over what we call death. That's why there's no need to grieve for our loved ones, because they continue to be loved and remain by our side.
When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side. And yet if something goes wrong, there is nothing left!
Without solitude, Love will not stay long by your side.
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.
Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily
What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.
Once I found this possibility to use Twitter and Facebook and my blog to connect to my readers, I'm going to use it, to connect to them and to share thoughts that I cannot use in the book.