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
It (destiny) is what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their destiny is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their destiny.
I love almost everything about my work except conferences. I am too shy in front of an audience. But I love signings and having eye contact with a reader who already knows my soul.
He knows that he must act, but he must allow room for the Universe to act too.
You cannot trust a person until you know where and how he lives
Only when l know, the truth will set me free!
everyone knows how to love because we are all born with that gift.
It is possible to avoid pain? Yes, but you'll never learn anything. Is it possible to know something without ever having experiencing it? Yes, but it will never truly be part of you.
Anyone who knows God cannot describe Him. Anyone who can describe God does not know Him.
you only know yourself when you go beyond your limits
We all know fear. But passion makes us fearless.
As I don't know about tomorrow, I never save the best for later.
We always know which is the best road to follow, but we follow only the road that we have become accustomed to.
Listen to your heart. It knows everything.
If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself.