Of course, to have money is just great because you can do what you think is important to you. Paulo Coelho Read Quote
Writing is a solitary experience. I’m extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name the title out loud before finishing, I feel the energy I need to write will be drained. It’s so intimate, I can’t even share it with my wife. Paulo Coelho Read Quote
My connection with Brazil is so abstract. My blood and my way of thinking is Brazilian, but that’s it. I don’t tend to go back to the past, and although I have an apartment there, I rarely visit. When I move, I really move. Paulo Coelho Read Quote
I don’t set out to write about spirituality; I am free to do something different every time. Paulo Coelho Read Quote
I can’t consciously explain how people feel after reading my books. All is too personal. Paulo Coelho Read Quote
Sometimes I catch myself stooping, and whenever I am like that, I am sure something is not quite right. Paulo Coelho Read Quote
Physical elegance, which is what I am talking about here, comes from the body. This is no superficial matter, but rather the way that man found to honour the way he places his two feet on the ground. Paulo Coelho Read Quote
I wanted to write when I was young, but people said it was impossible. Then my parents locked me in a mental institution – they said I was crazy and would never make a living from writing. Paulo Coelho Read Quote
