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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To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that isn't afraid of facing challenges.

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The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.

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Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.

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People need not fear the unknown if they have a capable of achieving what they need and what

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Going after what I believe in.

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The roller coaster is my life; Life is a fast, dizzying game. Life is a parachute jump; it's taking chances; falling over and getting up again. It's mountaineering; it's wanting to get to the very top of yourself and to feel angry and dissatisfied wh...

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The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, "Oh, the book is better.

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I realized that despite the fear and the bruises of life, one has to keep on fighting for one's dream. As Borges said in his writings "there is no other virtue than being brave." And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but...

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And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.

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But people normally marry, and then they want that locked in time, so they think they're not going to change. We're going to change. Everybody's going to change. So accepting that changes are part of our lives makes marriage a blessing and not a curs...

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Life moves very fast. It rushes from Heaven to Hell in a matter of seconds.

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If I had a choice, if I had understood earlier that the reason my days were all the same was because I wanted them like that, perhaps...

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Simply having the courage to say senseless things made me euphoric. I was free, with no need to seek or to give explanations for what I was doing. This freedom lifted me to the heavens - where greater love, one that forgives everything and never allo...

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People are all crazy... but the craziest are the ones who never allow themselves to be crazy.

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I am love, I am music, she thinks. Let’s dance.

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The Warrior looks at the column of Fear, where he reads: “you are about to enter an unknown and dangerous world where all that you have learned up to now will be of no use whatsoever.” The Warrior of Light looks at the column of Desire, where he ...

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To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation.

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We make a lot of detours, but we're always heading for the same destination

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Life becomes interesting for the possibility to fulfill a dream.

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and dreaming is very pleasant as long as you are not forced to put your dreams into practice. That way, we avoid all the risks, frustrations and difficulties, and when we are old, we can always blame other people-preferably our parents, our spouses o...

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memang begitulah hati manusia. Orang takut mengejar impian-impian mereka yang terpenting, sebab mereka merasa mereka tidak berhak memperolehnya, atau bahwa mereka tak mampu meraihnya. Kami, hati mereka, menjadi gentar hanya dengan berpikir tentang or...

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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