Paulo Coelho
"His books have had a life-enhancing impact on millions of people. The Times" Paulo Coelho is one of the most beloved storytelling authors of our times. His books have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 67 languages. http://astore.amazon.com/wwwpaulocoelh-20Visit Author's Website
Warrior Of Light Issue nº 192 – The second chance
The Sybilines, witches capable of foretelling the future, lived in ancient Rome. One fine day one of them appeared at Emperor Tiberius’ palace with nine books; she said that therein lay the future of the Empire, and asked for ten talents of gold for the texts. Tiberius found the price too high and refused to [...]
The Winner Stands Alone – Seventh Chapter by Paulo Coelho
He takes a few steps and his head begins to ache terribly. This is perfectly normal: the blood is flooding the brain, an understandable reaction in someone who has just been under extreme tension.
Despite the headache, he feels happy. Yes, he has done what he set out to do.
He can do it. And he’s happier [...]
Warrior Of Light: Issue nº 191 – Heaven and hell
A man, his horse and his dog were traveling down a road. When they were passing by a gigantic tree, a bolt of lightning struck and they all fell dead on the spot.
But the man did not realize that he had already left this world, so he went on walking with his two animals; sometimes [...]
The Winner Stands Alone
FOLLOW MY DREAM – BUT WHICH ONE?
One of the recurrent themes of my books is the importance of paying the price of your dreams. But to what extent can our dreams be manipulated? For the past decades, we lived in a culture that privileged fame, money, power – and most of the people were led [...]
Warrior Of Light Issue nº 201 – The magic instant by Paulo Coelho
We have to take risks. We can only truly understand the miracle of life when we let the unexpected manifest itself.
Every day – together with the sun – God gives us a moment in which it is possible to change everything that makes us unhappy. Every day we try to pretend that we don’t realize [...]
Warrior Of Light Issue n° 200 – Animal promiscuity by Paulo Coelho
Recently I read an interesting polemic article in the American newspaper New York Times (25/03/2008). Written by Natalie Angier, the text is based on the research of prominent biologists and psychologists concerning monogamy. The conclusion that they reach is impressive: conjugal infidelity is present throughout the animal kingdom.
And that’s not all: studies have shown that [...]
Warrior Of Light Issue nº 198 – So what do I actually do? by Paulo Coelho
Sometimes readers complain that I say very little about my private life in this column. I do talk a lot – mostly about my questionings in the imaginary world. They insist: “but what’s your life like?” Well, then, for a whole week I went out with a notebook and jotted down more or less what [...]
Warrior Of Light Issue nº 199 – How the city was pacified by Paulo Coelho
How the city was pacified
An old legend tells of how a certain city in the Pyrenees mountains used to be a stronghold for drug-traffickers, smugglers and exiles. The worst of them all, an Arab called Ahab, was converted by a local monk, Savin, and decided that things could not continue like that.
As he was feared [...]
The Winner Stands Alone : Chapter VI by Paulo Coelho
‘I promised I wouldn’t if you behaved in a more adult fashion and with due respect for my intelligence.’
He’s right. The adult thing to do would be to talk a little about herself. She might arouse the compassion that is always there in the mind of a madman by explaining that she’s in a similar [...]
The Winner Stands Alone : Chapter V by Paulo Coelho
Igor points to the one free lane on the Boulevard de la Croisette.
‘Let’s say that I don’t want you to go to a party, but I daren’t say so openly. If I wait for the rush hour to begin and stop my car in the middle of the road, within ten minutes, the whole of [...]
