Paulo Coelho was born into a Roman Catholic household in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1947. In his early years, he, like many other young children, rebelled against his parents and their regulations. His parents disapproved of his aspirations to become a writer since they were ardent Christians. His parents had other plans for him than writing; his father was an engineer. Of course, Coelho disagreed with his parents' traditional and stringent expectations of him. In reality, he and his parents were at odds due to his hostility toward them.
As he grew older, he began associating with a troublesome crowd and questioning his parents' ideals with increasing zeal. So much so that his parents assumed he was insane. This battle reached a boiling point when Paulo Coelho was 17 years old, and his parents eventually felt that the only way to assist him overcome his extreme ideas and fierce rebuking of their methods and to help him "get it together," was to put him in a mental institution. Paulo Coelho would spend three years at this facility, but it accomplished its goal, at least initially, as he abandoned his dreams of becoming a writer in favor of the more respectable road of attending law school.
However, Coelho dropped out of law school in 1970 and opted to explore overseas. When he returned in 1972, he found work penning songs for prominent Brazilian artists and composers. However, after a few years, Paulo Coelho would finally find work for several firms, including CBS Records, with whom he remained until 1980. While working in various occupations in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Coelho wrote two books that went nowhere. Coelho would then traverse the world again in the early 1980s.
Thus, following a series of encounters and fortuitous connections, Coelho would return to his boyhood religion while simultaneously choosing to completely reembrace his genuine destiny as a full-time writer. He would eventually write his first book on his transforming journey, particularly his experiences along the renowned Spanish pilgrimage route, Santiago de Compostela. The book was suitably titled "The Pilgrimage," and it was released in 1987 by Coelho.
1. "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." – Paulo Coelho
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2. "You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say." – Paulo Coelho
3. "Every blessing ignored becomes a curse." – Paulo Coelho
4. "Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own."– Paulo Coelho
5. "What’s the world’s greatest lie? It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate." – Paulo Coelho
6. "Love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny."– Paulo Coelho
7. "Never stop dreaming." – Paulo Coelho
8. "When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself." – Paulo Coelho
9. "A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires."– Paulo Coelho
10. "Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day." – Paulo Coelho
11. "The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them." – Paulo Coelho
12. "You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle." – Paulo Coelho
13. "All you have to do is pay attention: lessons always arrive when you are ready." – Paulo Coelho
14. "When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too." – Paulo Coelho
15. "I’m not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk." – Paulo Coelho
16. "Never explain. Your friends won’t need it. And haters will continue to hate (because they also hate themselves)." – Paulo Coelho
17. "When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision." – Paulo Coelho
18. "When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive." – Paulo Coelho
19. "Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy." – Paulo Coelho
20. "Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience." – Paulo Coelho
21. "I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It’s all a question of how I view my life." – Paulo Coelho
