Paulo Coelho
Brazilian novelist and lyricist, author of The Alchemist (1988) — one of the most-translated and most-read books of all time, with over 150 million copies sold across 81 languages. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, his early life included teenage psychiatric institutionalization at his parents' insistence and a period of countercultural experimentation before a 1986 pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago changed his trajectory. The novels that followed — By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, Brida, Veronika Decides to Die, The Pilgrimage, Manual of the Warrior of Light — combined accessible storytelling with mystical and esoteric themes drawn from Sufism, Catholic mysticism, alchemy, and his own spiritual experiments. He has become one of the most quoted living authors in the world.
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Quotes by Paulo Coelho
106 quotes“It's possible to love and to be loved at the same time. The secret is allowing it.”
“The road to wisdom is paved with mistakes.”
“You can't tell a man's worth by what he carries. You can tell it by what he gives.”
“Nothing in this world happens by chance.”
“The shadow follows the brave. The light belongs to them.”
“There is a moment in every dream when you must take the next step.”
“The thread of fate is woven from a thousand small choices.”
“The warrior of light celebrates each step.”
“To love is to risk. There is no other way.”
“What I'm seeing here may not be the world. The world is in my eyes.”
“In the depths of your dreams, you will find your destiny.”
“The unknown is calling. Answer.”
“Wherever your heart goes, your treasure follows.”
“To love is to enter into the secret garden.”
“There is no need to seek. The seeking is the path.”
“Pay attention to the language of the world. The world is always speaking.”
“Some books transform us. Some books transform the world. The bravest do both.”
“To live is to ask.”
“The light in your heart is the only light that matters.”
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