I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death. They thought nobody can make a living from being a writer in Brazil. They were not wrong.
Paulo Coelho
I never say I am a guru. …
I never say I am a guru.
Paulo Coelho
Everything for me is sacred, b…
Everything for me is sacred, beginning with earth, but also going to things made by man.
Paulo Coelho
You drown not by falling into …
You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.
Paulo Coelho
Every day I try to be in commu…
Every day I try to be in communication with the universe in an unconscious way.
Paulo Coelho
Twitter is my bar. I sit at th…
Twitter is my bar. I sit at the counter and listen to the conversations, starting others, feeling the atmosphere.
Paulo Coelho
Im not saying that love always…
I'm not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk.
Paulo Coelho
This may sound a little bit id…
This may sound a little bit idealistic, but when I go to my blog, my Facebook page, my Twitter account, I talk to different people from all over the world, and you see how it's easy to establish a dialogue.
Paulo Coelho
Things do not always happen th…
Things do not always happen the way I would like them to happen, and I had better get used to that.
Paulo Coelho
The good old days, when each i…
The good old days, when each idea had an owner, are gone forever.
Paulo Coelho