Phrases by Paulo Coelho for his 70th birthday

Paulo Coelho celebrate today his 70º birthday and we wanted to pay him a small tribute in Actualidad Literatura, in the best possible way: with many of his phrases that we have found interesting or have motivated us over time.

An author, as loved as he is set aside by many readers, an author who has been considered a writer of pseudo-literature, but who has nevertheless sold a large number of copies of several of his books, for example "The Alchemist«. Of the latter, the author himself has stated that he reads it over and over again.

In the mouth or pen of Paulo Coelho

• "Only one thing makes a dream impossible: the fear of failure."
• «When you grow up, you will discover that you have already defended lies, deceived yourself or suffered because of nonsense. If you are a good warrior, you will not blame yourself for it, but you will not let your mistakes repeat themselves.
• "Sometimes you have to decide between one thing you are used to and another that you would like to know."
• This is what you should do: stay crazy, but behave like normal people. You run the risk of being different, but learn to do it without attracting attention.
• "He who is used to traveling knows that it is always necessary to leave one day."
• "There is a language in the world that everyone understands: it is the language of enthusiasm, of things done with love and will, in search of what is desired or believed in."
• "The first sign that we are killing our dreams is lack of time."
• "Dying tomorrow is as good as dying any other day."
• Never give up on a dream. Just try to see the signs that lead you to him.
• "All the battles in life serve to teach us something, even those we lose."

Which or which of these phrases has a special meaning for you today?

Documentary video about the author

And if Paulo Coelho is among your favorite writers, you may be interested in seeing this subtitled documentary in which the author himself talks about both him and one of his most famous books: "The pilgrim".

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