By Paulo Coelho
A journalist went to interview Jean Cocteau, whose house was a jumble of ornaments, paintings, drawings by famous artists and books. Cocteau kept absolutely everything and felt a deep affection for every object. It was then, in the middle of the interview, that the journalist decided to ask Cocteau: ‘If this house were to catch fire right now and you could take only one thing with you, what would you choose?’
‘And what did he reply?’ asks Álvaro Teixeira, a fellow guest at the castle where we were staying and himself an expert on Cocteau’s life.
‘Cocteau said: “I would take the fire.”‘
And there we all sat in silence, applauding in our hearts that brilliant response.
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This is the second novel of Paulo Coelho that I have read, the first being The Alchemist. I had purchased The Alchemist off the road side in Belgaum where I was completing my undergraduate studies and its simplicity of thought and expression had simply amazed me. So when I got an opportunity to read this one, iI took the opportunity with both hands…
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Here are some quotes from one of my fave books written by paulo coelho: “and there are defeats. no one can avoid them. but it’s better to lose the battles in the struggle for your dreams than be defeated without ever knowing what you’re fighting for. the universe always helps us fight for our dreams, no matter how foolish they may be. our dreams are our own, and only we can know the effort required to keep them alive.”
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