On August 24, 1947, the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho was born, who became one of the most widely read novelists in the world with more than 320 million books sold in more than 170 countries. Let’s see the 15 best phrases of Paulo Coelho on his birthday.
In addition, he has received several international awards, such as the prestigious Chevalier de L’Ordre National de La Legion d’Honneur distinction from the French government. One of his most successful works was The Alchemist.
Quotes by Paulo Coelho
Time heals everything, don’t you think? It depends. Weather can often make things worse.
Life moves fast. Rushing us from heaven to hell in a matter of seconds
Our life is a constant journey, from birth to death. The landscape varies, the people change, the needs change, but the train goes on. Life is the train, not the station.
Faith is a difficult conquest that requires daily battles to maintain it.
Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is part of life. What does the world want from me? Do you want me not to take any risk, to go back the way I came because I don’t have the courage to say “yes” to life?
If you have a past that doesn’t satisfy you, forget about it now. Imagine a new story for your life, and believe in it. Focus only on the moments when you got what you wanted, and this force will help you get what you want now.
We cannot judge the lives of others, since each person knows their own pain and resignation. It is one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it is another to think that yours is the only path.
Writing means sharing. It is part of the human condition to want to share things, thoughts, ideas, opinions.
A search always begins with the luck of the beginner and ends with the test of the conqueror. The 15 best phrases of Paulo Coelho on his birthday.
What I can say about all my characters is that they are in search of their souls, because they are my mirror. I am someone who is constantly searching for my place in the world, and literature is the best way I can find to see myself.
Every day God gives us, together with the sun, a moment in which it is possible to change everything that makes us unhappy. Every day we try to pretend that we do not perceive that moment, that that moment does not exist, that today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow.
If you worry too much about discovering what is good or bad in your neighbor, you will forget about your own soul, you will become exhausted and you will be defeated by the energy that you have expended in judging others.
All men are different. And they must do what they can to continue to be so.
When someone leaves, it is because someone else is about to arrive.
I am a cornered tiger with nowhere to run; the only option left is attack.
