Paulo Coelho

Writers are lampposts and critics are dogs. Ask lampposts what they think about dogs. Does the dog hurt the lamppost? ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#ask #critics #does #dog #dogs

Most of my young years were spent under the boots of the military. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#military #most #spent #under #were

There is an afterlife. I am convinced of this. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#am #convinced #i #i am

I am a Catholic. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#catholic #i #i am

Today, writers want to impress other writers. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#other #today #want #writers

Only someone capable of honoring each ste he takes can comprehend his own worth. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#inspirational

It took me 40 years to write my first book. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#first #me #took #write #years

Every day I try to be in communication with the universe in an unconscious way. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#day #every #every day #i #try

I hate to be smart. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#i #smart

We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#called #enough #humble #mystery #something