Famous Quotes from Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho, is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. The Alchemist, his most famous novel, has been translated into 80 languages.

Born: August 24, 1947 (age 67), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
Spouse: Christina Oiticica (m. 1980)
Movies: Veronika Decides to Die, Amante Latino, More
Parents: Pedro Queima de Coelho de Souza, Lygia Coelho

Paulo Coelho quote #4 from The Devil and Miss Prym

She had just realized there were two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing them to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of the wheel of fortune, when you least expected it. For at that moment, all our fears suddenly surface: the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where, the fear of a life full of new challenges, the fear of losing forever everything that is familiar.
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Paulo Coelho quote from The Zahir

Ester asked why people are sad. That’s simple, says the old man. They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.
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