I have spent every New Year's Eve since 1992 in Lourdes. I spend the hour of my birth every year in the grotto. It's a place with meaning for me. Paulo Coelho birthevegrotto Change image and share on social
Publishing is in a kind of Jurassic age. Paulo Coelho agejurassickind Change image and share on social
However happy people say they are, nobody is satisfied: we always have to be with the prettiest woman, buy a bigger house, change cars, desire what we do not have. Paulo Coelho bigbuycar Change image and share on social
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. Paulo Coelho dreamfailurefear Change image and share on social
Music for me, it demands full concentration. Paulo Coelho concentrationdemandfull Change image and share on social
I wanted to write when I was young, but people said it was impossible. Then my parents locked me in a mental institution - they said I was crazy and would never make a living from writing. Paulo Coelho crazyimpossibleinstitution Change image and share on social
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 brazilcareerdeath share on social
Sometimes I catch myself stooping, and whenever I am like that, I am sure something is not quite right. Paulo Coelho catchstoop Change image and share on social
I can't consciously explain how people feel after reading my books. All is too personal. Paulo Coelho bookconsciouslyexplain Change image and share on social
