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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.
Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities simply because we don't know what to do with it.
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.
Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
Finding one important thing in your life doesn’t mean you have togive up all the other important things.
Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.
Collective madness is called sanity ..
Because I don't live in either my past or my future.I'm interested only in the present.
God only allows us to see such things when he wants something to change
Travel is never a matter of money but of courage
I don't regret my painful times, i bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price, as high as that of slavery; the only difference is that you pay with pleasure and a smile, even when that that smile dimmed by tears
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