Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author best known for his novel 'The Alchemist', which has become one of the best-selling books in history.

"Close cycles. Not because of pride or arrogance, but because that no longer fits your life."

Paulo Coelho

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

Paulo Coelho

"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."

Paulo Coelho

"You can either be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It all depends on how you view your life."

Paulo Coelho

"The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, 'Oh, the book is better."

Paulo Coelho

"Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life, where the histories of all people are connected, and we are all able to know everything, because it's all written there."

Paulo Coelho

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

Paulo Coelho