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Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1947.
* He was a rebellious teenager who was once institutionalized for his beliefs.
* He became a successful lyricist in the 1970s, writing songs for popular Brazilian singer Raul Seixas.
* In 1987, he published his first novel, The Pilgrimage, which became an international bestseller.
* His most famous novel, The Alchemist, was published in 1988 and has sold over 85 million copies worldwide.
* Coelho has been translated into 88 languages and has won numerous awards, including the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum.
* He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and is a United Nations Messenger of Peace.
* He continues to write and travel extensively, inspiring readers all over the world with his message of hope and personal transformation.

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith.

None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith.

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 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : The night is just a part of the day

The night is just a part of the day

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Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.

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It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory

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 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.

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Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.

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Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.

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Don’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep whatever you felt as a gift from God. The best way to destroy the bridge between the visible and invisible is by trying to explain your emotions.

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Try to find pleasure in the speed that you're not used to. Changing the way you do routine things allows a new person to grow inside of you. But when all is said and done, you're the one who must decide how you handle it.

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There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.

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 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

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Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows.

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I think that when we look for love courageously, it reveals itself, and we wind up attracting even more love. If one person really wants us, everyone does. But if we’re alone, we become even more alone. Life is strange.

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No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it

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Borges said there are only four stories to tell: a love story between two people, a love story between three people, the struggle for power and the voyage. All of us writers rewrite these same stories ad infinitum.

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How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it.

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Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy. But sometimes under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots keeping itself alive.

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My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer.

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 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : Only two things can reveal life's great secrets: suffering and love.

Only two things can reveal life's great secrets: suffering and love.

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The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.

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Life moves very fast. It rushes from Heaven to Hell in a matter of seconds.

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You are someone who is different, but who wants to be the same as everyone else. And that in my view is a serious illness. God chose you to be different. Why are you disappointing God with this kind of attitude?

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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.

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Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

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I'm not a body with a soul, I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body.

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When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

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I don't regret the painful times; I bare my scars as if they were medals.

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Tears are words that need to be written.

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But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here.

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When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.

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