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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A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual.

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She didn't need to understand the meaning of life; it was enough to find someone who did, and then fall asleep in his arms and sleep as a child sleeps, knowing that someone stronger than you is protecting you from all evil and all danger

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she, with her affection and her gaiety, had been largely responsible for him having rediscovered the meaning of life, her love had driven him to the far corners of the Earth, because he needed to be rich enough to buy some land and live in peace with...

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Everybody is a political person, whether you say something or you are silent. A political attitude is not whether you go to parliament; it's how you deal with your life, with your surroundings.

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Publishing is in a kind of Jurassic age.

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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.

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I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nat...

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We want to answer this classical question, who am I? So I think that most of our works are for art, or whatever we do, including science or religion, tried to answer that question.

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Lo más importante que podemos donar es el reflejo del Amor en nuestra vida.Ese es el verdadero lenguaje universal,que nos permite hablar chino o los dialectos de la India

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¿Por qué el Amor es más importante que la fe? Porque la Fe no es más que un camino que nos conduce al Amor más grande. ¿ Por qué el Amor es más importante que la Caridad? Porque la Caridad no es más que una de las manifestaciones del Amor.Y ...

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Cuando queremos a alguien,no nos conformamos con conocer solo su alma,deseamos saber cómo es su cuerpo.

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gazetecilerin kariyerleri de sporcularınki gibi kısacıktır. şan ve şöhrete erkenden ulaşır ve çok geçmeden yerimizi sonraki nesle bırakırız. yoluna devam edip yükselenlerin sayısı azdır. diğerlerininse yaşam koşulları kötüleş...

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See, it's not that I'm jealous of others. I just don't understand why they can be happy and I can't.

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A dream is always risky, for there is a price to pay.

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Post Tenebras Lux. After Darkness, Light.

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We aren't who we want to be. We are what society demands. We are what our parents choose. We don't want to disappoint anyone; we have a great need to be loved. So we smother the best in us. Gradually, the light of our dreams turns into the monster of...

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Then I realize that words like "optimism" and "hope" which appear in all those self-help books that claim they'll make us more confident and better to cope with life, are just that: words.

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Le cerveau humain est fascinant : nous oublions une odeur avant de la sentir de nouveau, nous effaçons une voix de notre mémoire avant de l'entendre une nouvelle fois, et même les émotions qui paraissaient enterrées à tout jamais peuvent se ré...

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La passion est encore là, mais la flamme faiblit de jour en jour.Je sais qu'elle finira par s'éteindre complètement.

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It feels like my soul is slowly leaving my body and heading off to an unknown place, some "safe" place where it doesn't have to put up with me and my night terrors.

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One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

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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