Paulo Coelho de Souza is Brazilian novelist best known for his wildly popular book the Alchemist. First published in Portuguese in 1988, it eventually became an international hit for the author in the nineties. Coelho has continued to publish more than twenty books since his massive success with The Alchemist but none of them reached the same heights. Still, with combined sales in the hundreds of millions, who’s complaining? 😉
Books by Paulo Coelho include The Alchemist 1988, The Valkyries 1992, The Fifth Mountain 1996, The Devil and Miss Prym 2000, Eleven Minutes 2003, The Witch of Portobello 2006, Aleph 2010, Adultery 2014, and many more.
Top 10 Paulo Coelho Quotes Life and Love
You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.
You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.
It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
You’re always learning. The problem is, sometimes you stop and think you understand the world. This is not correct. The world is always moving. You never reach the point you can stop making an effort.
When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.
When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.
What are some of your favorite Paulo Coelho quotes? I must admit I have only ever read the Alchemist book by the man and that was many years ago. Should I be reading more of his newer books and which ones would you recommend?
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