9 Quotes by Paulo Coelho That Will Change the Way You Live Your Life

If applied, they will change your mind forever.

Sinem Günel
Ascent Publication
Published in
9 min readAug 15, 2020

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Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian novelist and lyricist and widely known for his bestselling book, The Alchemist.

In total, his books were sold more than two million times in over 80 languages.

Coelho’s books teach profound life lessons by telling fascinating stories in a simple, easy-to-understand language.

Whenever he’s asked about the meaning of life, he states that he knows as little as anybody else but that he’s constantly asking questions.

He once shared that he believes his writing resonates with so many people, not because of the answers he gives but because of the questions he asks.

“You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.”

Too often, we allow ourselves to sink in misery while we could pull ourselves out of it.

Even though we all face bad days and challenging situations, we can always choose how to deal with these difficulties.

We can accuse others, act like a victim, or even let small situations ruin an entire day. But we can also do the opposite by taking…

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