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s f mental illness, had him committed to a psychiatric hospital three differen
ti Paulo was a hippie and wrote popular song lyrics for some of Brazil’s
ous popular music stars. Shortly after, he worked as a journalist. He decided
26 that he had had enough experience of “life” and wanted to be “norma
In 1987, a year after walking the Road to Santiago, a
between France and Spain, Paulo wrote his first boo
describes his discovery that the extraordinary occurs in the lives of ordinary
people. In 1988, Paulo wrote The Alchemist, a highly symbolic book that went on
to sell more copies than any other book in the history of Brazil. Sales of his bo
have totaled almost 61 million copies in 140 countries.
David Riklan’s favorite Paulo Coelho Quotes and Thoughts
- There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear
of failure. - At this moment, many people have stopped living. They do not become
angry, nor cry out; they merely wait for time to pass. They did not accept