“Our great goal in life is to love. The rest is silence.”

— Paulo Coelho, Manuscript Found in Accra (2012)

About Paulo Coelho

Born 1947

Brazilian novelist and lyricist, author of 'The Alchemist', one of the most widely translated books by a living author.

“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

“Lovers need to know how to lose themselves and then how to find themselves again.”

“The soul of the world is nourished by people's happiness.”

“There is not love of life without despair about life.”

“What is life without the radiance of love?”

“If I can stop one Heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.”

“Wealth cannot make a life, but love.”

“Love seems to survive life, and to reach beyond it.”

“He who loves God is also able to accept life and to love it.”