Paulo Coelho
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5 quotes we’ve traced to Paulo Coelho
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure”
Verified“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it”
Verified“May love be your guide in every moment of your life”
Disputed“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen”
Disputed“Warriors of the light are not perfect. Their beauty lies in accepting this fact and still desiring to grow and to learn”
DisputedNot actually Paulo Coelho
Often misattributed to Paulo Coelho
Famous lines widely pinned on Paulo Coelho that we’ve traced to someone else.
“Even a stopped clock is right twice a day”
actually Joseph Addison
“Everything will be OK in the end. If it's not OK, it's not the end”
actually Fernando Sabino (crediting his father, Domingos Sabino)
“God is where you let Him in”
actually Menachem Mendel of Kotzk (the Kotzker Rebbe)
“If your house was burning and you could only take one thing with you, what would it be? I would take the fire”
actually Jean Cocteau
“May love be your guide in every moment of your life”
Unknown — credited to Paulo Coelho, but unverified
“There are only four stories: the siege of a city, the return home, the quest, and the suicide of a god”
actually Jorge Luis Borges
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