The Winner Stands Alone – Twelfth Chapter

by Paulo Coelho on March 2, 2009

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cialis October 10, 2009 at 6:05 am: Hello!

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nora aminata March 7, 2009 at 1:25 pm: bonjour de Dakar au sénégal,
je suis sincérement heureuse de pouvoir vous écrire.
le seul roman que j’ai eu a lire de vous m’as, comme vous le dite si bien
je l’ai eut entre les mains dans une période noire de mon existence et il m’a sauvé d’un geste fatale… et restera a jamais gravé dans ma mémoire ! je ne vous en remercierais jamais assez !
je n’ai pas eu l’occasion de vous relire depuis et j’en suis attristée, mais les romans sont “intouchables” ici, car inabordable par leur chéreté, mais je ne désespère pas de vous relire un jour…
portez vous bien et que l’amour vous garde. nora

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marja March 6, 2009 at 1:24 am: Thanks I see that the book gets released in april in Holland I am happen to be there in april so I can take one to nZ

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Fausto March 5, 2009 at 5:29 pm: “O pecado para o bem e uma virtude, a virtude para o mal e um pecado”

So you mean, in other words by analogy, that GOODNESS has double virtue as its essence and Evil has SIN and VIRTUE as essence.

So we can conclude that the clash of contraries happens at the EVIL level where the oposition of forces makes the world happen.

And GOODNESS by itself is a sterile level or a utopy created by men.

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rasha March 3, 2009 at 9:23 pm: you are right Michael
IT is an uplifting experience to read Mr.Paulo’s work, i really love the way he interacts with us “his fans”.. makes you feel he’s close to the heart right :) like you actually know him

love
Rasha

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Robin March 3, 2009 at 1:20 pm: hi mr. coelho

how are you?..
how young your heart is..

i never read your book, but i feel your a good man with a good heart.

hmmm.. i want to ask if there is a store here in philippines that sell your book “the winner stands alone”?..

I wan’t to buy one, but here in philippines specially here in pampanga there is no store sells that kind of book..

My friend Joelyn likes your book, i bought her 3 of your titles but, i want her to give the said book above as gift..

can you help me to find one..

please send it in my email, thanks alot..

p.s.

i wish i have your autograph in the back of the book.. It is impossible but in God there is no impossible.. hehehehe

Have a nice day.. Godbless..

thank very much…

Robin

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Michael Blumberb aka "blubomber111" March 3, 2009 at 1:05 pm: Sir, it is always an uplifting experience to read your work.

Thankyou from blubomber111

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Marie-Christine March 2, 2009 at 2:26 am: Rasha
Thank you
Love

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Rasha March 1, 2009 at 11:53 am: Dear marie-christine
I liked you interpretation
1. a country without borders
2. where east meets west, north and south
and all people live in peace and happiness!

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Rasha March 1, 2009 at 11:49 am: “endless texts via an SMS. They had all forgotten that these initials mean Short Message Service and instead used the key pad as if it were a typewriter”

wow ! that is so true!
mobiles had driven people crazy! i had people feeling sorry for me because i don’t have a fancy mob. !!
well it works when i need it, i tell them :)
I feel sorry for tem spending much money on theirs :)

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Irina Black February 28, 2009 at 10:38 am: Alone.Disconnected.A polar state of mind.Everybody wants to be a winner and nobody alone.But it’s the ‘package’.

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niclas February 28, 2009 at 6:24 am: You just gotta deal with it sir or you just get comments that say how god you are, how boring life would be then. I get bad comments both anonymous and some with name, Im to lazy to do anything about them. Learn how to screen your reading. Its freedom to go against your own desire.

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claudio antunes boucinha February 28, 2009 at 4:36 am: Bem, está claro que, de diversas maneiras, alguém pode saber de qual computador que você está, se público ou pessoal. Uma investigação policia, pode encaminhar isso. O fato de usar o anonimato, foi implantado pela própria internet, nas salas de conversa. Nas salas de conversa, o caos, é o que impera. A própria linguagem da internet, através dos jovens, está sendo mudada. O que se deve fazer é uma campanha em favor do nome, do nome completo, que deve se transformar numa marca pessoal, em toda a web. Quanto ao anonimato, acho difícil desaparecer. A Internet tem um que de marginalidade, de periferia, de fronteira, que precisa ser mantida, para o bem da Internet. É claro que os abusos, as ofensas, as vilanias, as difamações, devem ser punidas exemplarmente. Um abraço.

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Shankar Ramachandran February 27, 2009 at 3:33 pm: Just a little side-note…The Winner definitely didnt stand alone when the Oscar for the Best Movie went to Slumdog Millionaire.
:)

Thats how India celebrates … everyone freaks out. Btw, have you seen the movie Paulo?

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THELMA February 26, 2009 at 9:34 am: I have just read the ninth chapter of the book. I am amazed again with the power of your .. pen. Your insight of people’s most secret thoughts and the way you see behind the ‘phenomenological’ cosmos.
Your are a poet of life and Words. I wonder, are you using ‘logos’ and intuition in your everyday life with the …same Wisdom?
LOVE,
Thelma

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Stella February 25, 2009 at 4:43 pm: You are the most modern writer dear Paulo, you are “reading” people’s thoughts and souls… Same time you are a Classic writer, without any doubts! Your new book is another bestseller,congratulations!Can’t wait until it’s published!

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