Daily Archive for May 14th, 2008

Quote of the Day

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Paulo Coelho
on May 14, 2008
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By Paulo Coelho

Whenever man
walks the path of faith with sincerity,
he becomes capable of growing closer to God
and capable of miracles.
(By the River Piedra I sat down and wept)

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Best-Selling Author Turns Piracy into Profit

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Paulo Coelho
on May 14, 2008
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from TorrentFreak - USA

Paulo Coelho, author of books such as “The Alchemist” and “The Witch of Portobello”, sold over 100 million books last year. In part, he puts this success down to BitTorrent, as he saw a huge increase in sales when his books appeared on sites such as The Pirate Bay. We talked to Coelho to find out more about this remarkable story.

“Since the dawn of time, human beings have felt the need to share - from food to art. Sharing is …

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Fragments of a non-existent diary III - Flight from Belgrade to Barcelona

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Paulo Coelho
on May 14, 2008
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By Paulo Coelho

In the newspaper, a text I cut out and place on my briefcase. The author is W. Timothy Gallway:

“When we plant a rose seed in the earth, we notice it is small, but we do not criticize it as “rootless and stemless.” We treat it as a seed, giving it the water and nourishment required of a seed.

“When it first shoots up out of the earth, we don’t condemn it as immature and underdeveloped, nor do we criticize the buds for not being open when they appear. We stand in wonder at the process taking place, and give the plant the care it needs at each stage of its development.

“The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change: Yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is.

“A flower is not better when it blooms than when it is merely a bud; at each stage it is the same thing — a flower in the process of expressing its potential.”

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Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

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Paulo Coelho
on May 14, 2008
in Q&A
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With whom of other famous writer would you compare yourself?

Each writer had to overcome his/her own agonies and extasies. Comparing is empoverishing your own experience.