“I don't go to parties in general.”
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Paulo Coelho, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a Brazilian novelist known for employing rich symbolism in his depictions of the often spiritually motivated journeys taken by his characters. Coelho dropped out of law school in 1970 and traveled through South America, Mexico, North Africa, and Europe. In 1972 he returned home and began writing pop and rock music lyrics with Raul Seixas, a well-known Brazilian singer and songwriter. He worked for Polygram and CBS Records until 1980, when he embarked on new travels in Europe and Africa. It was during this trip that he walked the route of Santiago de Compostela, which formed the basis of his first book, *O diário de um mago* (1987), which was published in English as *The Diary of a Magus* in 1992 and was reissued as *The Pilgrimage* in 1995. In 1988 Coelho published *O alquimista* (*The Alchemist*), which ultimately became an international best-seller. His other notable works include *The Valkyries*, *Eleven Minutes*, *Manual of The Warrior of Light*, *Manuscript Found in Accra*, *The Devil and Miss Prym*, *The Fifth Mountain*, *Veronika Decides to Die*, and *The Zahir*. Source: [Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paulo-Coelho)
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“I don't go to parties in general.”
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“The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes.”
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“If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.”
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“Publishers see free downloads as threatening the sales of the book.”
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“Of course, to have money is just great because you can do what you think is important to you. I always was a rich person because money's not related to happiness.”
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“I always was a rich person because money's not related to happiness.”
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“Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.”
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“Everything for me is sacred, beginning with earth, but also going to things made by man.”
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“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.”
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“I hate to be smart.”
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“I'd have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money.”
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“Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.”
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“I had this dream to become a writer since I was a teenager.”
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“Every day I try to be in communication with the universe in an unconscious way.”
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