Paulo Coelho

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Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author best known for 'The Alchemist', which explores themes of destiny, love, and self-discovery.

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August 24, 1947
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"Only when l know, the truth will set me free!"

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"The only trap I must beware not to fall into, is to think that each day is the same as the next. In fact, each morning brings with it a hidden miracle, and we must pay attention to this miracle."

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"I think it is a problem of our society that we don't enjoy (ourselves.) We have these values, like, you have to be rich, you have to get a diploma, you have to work hard, otherwise you are useless, you are nothing but a pariah. And the book asks, 'Is it true? This is what my mom told me, but is it true?"

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"Life will undertake to separate us, and we must each set off in search of our own path, our own destiny or our own way of facing death."

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"Never miss an opportunity to show your love, especially to those close to you, because we are always at our most cautious with them for fear of being hurt."

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"Love is only a word, until we decide to let it possess us with all its force. Love is only a word, until someone arrives to give it meaning. Don't give up. Remember, it's always the last key on the key ring that opens the door."

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"Travel is not about money, it's about courage."

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"I kissed him hard. The few people in the bar must have been thinking that all they were seeing was just a kiss. They didn't know that this kiss stood for my whole life - and his life, as well. The life of anyone who has waited, dreamed, and searched for their true path. The moment of that kiss contained every happy moment I had ever lived."

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"As so often in life, things are not always what it seems."

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"Then she opened her eyes, Veronika did not think 'this must be heaven'. Heaven would never use a fluorescent tube to light a room, and the pain - which started a fraction of a second later - was typical of the Earth. Ah, that Earth pain - unique, unmistakable."

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"But how to explain suffering because of a man? It's not explainable. With that kind of suffering, a person feels as if they're in hell, because there is no nobility, no greatness - only misery."

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"Even if I live not in a big city, even if I detest to go to parties, I love street fairs and long conversations with people in the countryside."

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"Since my childhood I learned that to understand the world we need to go further and take the risks of sailing in unknown seas."

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"I see is that there are many people who destroy their marriages because of one-night stands with someone else. And as the French say, "C'est ne pas grave." It's not something easy to swallow, but at the same time, it does not justify you to end a long-lasting relationship because something happened."

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"Happiness is this place that, once you arrive there, you have nothing else to do. You get bored. Passion is this up and down; it's like a rollercoaster, you know, and much more interesting to me."

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"I am going to die. But I am going to die in peace because I lived my life as intensely as I could."

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