Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

by Paulo Coelho on February 11, 2008

So many times you talk about very serious issues, yet you use everyday words which are familiar to most people – to people who may not even realize their true meanings. Have you ever given any thought as to what is the secret of your literary success?

There is no such a thing as a secret to success. I try to talk directly because I believe that God talks directly to us, without using complicated words. God has sense of humor, why shouldn’t I?

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Kamellia Mishriky February 12, 2008 at 3:54 pm

The day that I committed to telling the story of “A Broken Heart in Silence”, i kept faith in the ability to explain one night in a sentence, a week in a page and the heart of the story in the title.

I say this because I truly believe that God lives in each individual whispering direction, it is when you have the ability to listen…that even words are impacting.

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je suis du sud February 12, 2008 at 11:13 am

[quote comment=""][quote comment=""]If you can not laugh at yourself you have real problems ,Patch Adams was a great man ,with a dream ,sense of humor he also healed the sick through laughter..[/quote]
exactly, I always recognized a Frenchman miles away at airports ; he always wants to jump the queue….[/quote]
could you please change it to one of my fellow countrymen
thanks.

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je suis du sud February 12, 2008 at 11:07 am

[quote comment=""]If you can not laugh at yourself you have real problems ,Patch Adams was a great man ,with a dream ,sense of humor he also healed the sick through laughter..[/quote]
exactly, I always recognized a Frenchman miles away at airports ; he always wants to jump the queue….

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Ranjeet February 12, 2008 at 10:41 am

Ignorance and not knowing is complication. Everything exists here. The day we explore it, it becomes simple. So keep on exploring. Here words does not matter, rather understanding of thoughts,to be expressed, matter. The clear the though, the simple it would be.

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Tania February 12, 2008 at 6:32 am

If you can not laugh at yourself you have real problems ,Patch Adams was a great man ,with a dream ,sense of humor he also healed the sick through laughter..

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Karen February 12, 2008 at 12:21 am

Complicated words are for complicated people;)

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wanbliska February 11, 2008 at 11:50 pm

“The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.” Walt Whitman.

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Kathleen February 11, 2008 at 10:14 pm

If something can be explained in simplicity why would you want to make it complicated? That’s the question really.

I think its a short path to the heart and soul of most subjects – and to use elaborate and fanciful explanations to me often is just useless garnish.

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