“Life is one long training session in preparation for what will come.”
Paulo Coelho book Aleph
Life and death lose their meaning; there are only challenges to be met with joy and overcome with tranquility.
Aleph (2011)
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Paulo CoelhoOriginal title O Aleph (Portuguese, 2011)
Aleph is a 2011 novel by the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho. An autobiographical account of Coelho, it is his fourteenth major book, and touches on the theme of spirituality. Aleph was written in Coelho's native language, Portuguese.
“The world is divided into those who understand me and those who don’t.”
Paulo Coelho book Aleph
In the case of the latter, I simply leave them to torment themselves trying to gain my sympathy.
Aleph (2011)
“We are not the person other people wish we were. We are who we decide to be.”
Paulo Coelho book Aleph
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“If you rely only on experience, you’ll simply keep applying old solutions to new problems.”
Paulo Coelho book Aleph
I know a lot of people who feel they have an identity only when they’re talking about their problems. That way, they exist, because their problems are linked to what they judge to be their history.
Aleph (2011)
