Monthly Archive for February, 2009

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Quote of the Day

Paulo Coelho

God is love, generosity and forgiveness; if we believe in this, we will never allow our weaknesses to paralyse us.
(The Valkyries)

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Today’s Question by the reader : Penelope

How will you define the differences between a “heart person” and a “brain person”?

I am sure that a heart without a brain will not survive, and vice-versa.

The Winner Stands Alone – Ninth Chapter

To read “Ninth Chapter” of Paulo Coelho’s latest book “The Winner Stands Alone”, please click here.

What is truth?

Paulo Coelho

On January 30, 2001, I read the following piece of news in the Spanish newspaper “La Vanguardia”.

“What is truth? The President of the Court, Josep Maria Pijuan, had to check which of the versions of rape offered by the girl victim, 11-year-old J., was closest to reality. The lawyers attending the questioning did not believe that she would manage to avoid contradicting herself in her deposition.

“At a certain moment the judge asked a rather philosophical question: What is truth? Is it what you imagine or what they asked you to tell?”

The girl stopped for a minute, then she answered:

“Truth is the bad they did to me.”

“Lawyer Jufresa, a renowned and prestigious jurist, said that was one of the most brilliant definitions she had heard in her whole career.”

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