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Paulo Coelho

(1947) Science Fiction Writer Brazil

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Paulo Coelho is a science fiction writer from Brazil, best known for História do Fluminense.

Quick Facts About Paulo Coelho

Born: August 24, 1947
Nationality: Brazil
Profession: Science Fiction Writer
Notable works: História do Fluminense
Known for: The Alchemist, Eleven Minutes, Veronika Decides to Die, The Fifth Mountain, Brida
Spouse: Christina Oiticica

About Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He has been a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. His 1988 novel The Alchemist is an international best-seller.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Golden Feather Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award Knight of the Legion of Honour Officer of Arts and Letters Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Gold medal of Galicia Q137162537

Quotes by Paulo Coelho · Page 136

“He recognized that he was feeling something he had never experienced before : the desire to live in one place forever. With…

Desire to live

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The only way to make the right decision is to find out which is the wrong decision, to examine that other path…

Decision

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Long distance relationships are living proof that love is not just physical. I can feel you next to me even when you're…

Distance

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Once in a mental hospital, a person grows used to the freedom that exists in the world of madness and becomes addicted…

Absurd

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If you believe in victory, then victory will believe in you.

Faith

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Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him.

Destiny

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You must find your treasure in order to make sense of everything you discovered on the path.

Inspiration

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“People never learn anything by being told, they have to findout for themselves.”

Education

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People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being. Maybe that's why they give up on it so early,…

Giving

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“One person's courage will help the other person to be equally brave.”

Courage

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“W czoko jest spoko.”

Love

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“After accepting love as a stimulus, a man faces the third obstacle: the fear of the defeats he will encounter along the…

Accepting love

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The desert is a capricious lady, and sometimes she drives men crazy.

Capricious

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“The Blue Sphere Exercise Seat yourself comfortably, and relax. Try not to think about anything. 1. Feel how good it is to…

Around the world

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Nothing lasts forever ... pain and troubles included.

Forever

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Laugh at your worries and insecurities. View your anxieties with humor. It will be difficult at first, but you'll gradually get used…

Anxiety

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Forget everything you've ever learned about the stars and they'll once more be transformed into angels, or into children, or into whatever…

Angel

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Go further than you planned. Ask for the moon: you will be surprised how often you get it

Change

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You can choose between being a victim of destiny or an adventurer who is fighting for something important.

Adventure

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A life is never useless. Each soul that came down to Earth is here for a reason.

Down to earth

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Love is not to be found in someone else, but in ourselves; we simply awaken it. But in order to do that,…

Feelings

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Victories and defeats form part of everyone's life - everyone, that is, except cowards, as you call them, because they never lose…

Coward

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It isn't the desire to abide by the law that makes everyone behave as society requires, but the fear of punishment. Each…

Behave

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One of Love's qualities--namely, Forgiveness.

Inspirational

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Anything a man does can bring him closer to the Supreme Wisdom, as long as he works with Love in his heart.

Doe

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Paulo Coelho by topic

Life (1,044) Love (604) Time (393) Inspirational (387) Inspiration (351) Dreams (220) People (207) World (168) Dream (152) Fear (138) Warrior (116) Want (112) Spirituality (111) Happiness (110) Way (108)