But my heart is agitated, it has its dreams, it gets emotional, and it's become passionate...It asks things of me, and it keeps me from sleeping many nights...
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Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho de Souza (/ˈkwɛljuː/, /kuˈɛl-/, /-joʊ/, Portuguese: [ˈpawlu kuˈeʎu]; born August 24, 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. Early in 2017 he has been nominated by the Albert Einstein Foundation as one of the 100 leading visionaries of our time . His novel The Alchemist has been translated into 81 languages. According to The Washington Post, Paulo Coelho has sold an estimated 350 million books and is the all-time bestselling Portuguese-language author. 2Early life Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil and attended a Jesuit school. As a teenager, Coelho wanted to become a writer. Upon telling his mother this, she responded, "My dear, your father is an engineer. He's a logical, reasonable man with a very clear vision of the world. Do you actually know what it means to be a writer?" At 17, Coelho's introversion and opposition to following a traditional path led to his parents committing him to a mental institution from which he escaped three times before being released at the age of 2
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It’s your mission on earth.
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you.
Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.
People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.
The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.
The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
Warriors of the light are not perfect. Their beauty lies in accepting this fact and still desiring to grow and to learn.
Because the Warrior of the Light believes in miracles, miracles begin to happen. Because he is sure that his thoughts can change his life, his life begins to change. Because he is certain that he will find love, love appears.
Our body is our soul’s best friend.
Joy has no set of rules and no model to follow.
Thank you God, for this life, and forgive us if we do not love it enough.
You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you need to breathe, calm down, look around, and improvise. Because, as you already know, you CAN'T control the future...