Quote of the Day

March 17, 2008 by

By Paulo Coelho

Sometimes certain blessings from God come crashing in through the windows.
(Brida)

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Reflections of the Warrior of Light

March 17, 2008 by

By Paulo Coelho

A warrior of the light never stumbles; but he knows how to distract his adversary.

However anxious he is, he plays with the resources of strategy in order to reach his objective. When he realizes his strength is running out, he makes the enemy believe he is in no rush. When he must attack on the right, he moves his troops to the left. If he intends to begin the fight immediately, he pretends he is sleepy and prepares himself for sleep.

The friends comment: “see how he has lost his enthusiasm “. He pays these comments no attention, for his friends know not the tactics of combat.

A warrior of light knows what he wants. There is no need to spend time explaining.

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Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

March 17, 2008 by

Your earlier novels were set in older times, exotic (at least for Europeans) countries, and reminded more of old legends and fairy tales. But in recent novels, as Veronika Decides to Die and The Devil and Miss Prym you turn to the contemporary world. What is the reason for such a shift?

In fact, there is no time frame mention in The Devil & Miss Prym, or in The Alchemist. As for The Pilgrimage, my first book, it takes place in 1986, very recent and very realistic. I feel free to write, and therefore I have books that go back in time (The Fifth Mountain), timeless (The Alchemist, The Devil & Miss Prym), contemporary (Rio Piedra, Veronika, Pilgrimage), for example.

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O Deus dos Valentes (in Portuguese)

March 17, 2008 by



a gift from Marcia Nascimento

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