Quotes by Paulo Coelho

About Paulo Coelho:

Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. The Alchemist, his most famous novel, has been translated into 80 languages. The author has sold 210 million copies worldwide (as for June 2015) and is the all-time bestselling Portuguese language author ( Lista de livros mais vendidos) .
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In the lives of individuals, just as in society at large, the profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame. When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is...

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I was very happy in both my marriages. I was unfaithful and so were they, just like any other normal couple.

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The most important experiences a man can have are those that take him to the very limit; that is the only way we learn, because it requires all our courage.

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Profound desire, true desire is the desire to be close to someone.

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Dreaming is very pleasant as long as you are not forced to put your dreams into practice.

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Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.

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No one loses anyone because no one owns anyone. That is true experience of freedom; having the most important thing in the world without owning it.

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Durante toda mi vida he entendido el amor como una especie de esclavitud consentida. Pero esto no es así: la libertad sólo existe cuando existe el amor. Quien se entrega totalmente, quien se siente libre, ama al máximo. Y quien ama al máximo, se ...

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Instead of buying something for you that you want I give you something that is mine, truly mine. A gift, a sign of respect for the person I have in front of me. Now you have a little piece of me with you which I gave you freely and spontaniously.

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we are human beings, we are born full of guilt; we feel terrified when happiness becomes a real possibility.

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Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings.

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No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it

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Facing the difficulties, I can choose either to be a poor victim or a great adventurer.

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I'm not a body with a soul, I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body.

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Like the sun, life spreads its light in all directions. :)

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I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.

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But if I don’t think about love, I will be nothing.

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Sometimes life is very mean: a person can spend days, weeks, months and years without feeling new. Then, when a door opens - a positive avalanche pours in. One moment, you have nothing, the next, you have more than you can cope with.

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El primer deseo es importante porque está escondido, prohibido, no permitido. No sabes si estás ante tu otra mitad perdida, ella tampoco lo sabe, pero algo te atrae, y es preciso creer que es verdad.

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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! How is it possible for the beauty that was there only minutes before to vanish so quickly? Life mov...

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Anyone who is in love is making love the whole time, even when they're not. When two bodies meet, it is just the cup overflowing. They can stay together for hours, even days. They begin the dance one day and finish it the next, or--such is the pleasu...

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Author Bio

  • NamePaulo Coelho
  • DescriptionBrazilian lyricist and novelist
  • BornAugust 24, 1947
  • CountryBrazil
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Blogger; Actor; Composer
  • AwardsGolden Feather; Knight Of The Legion Of Honour