Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is best known for his novel The Alchemist. In 2014, he uploaded his personal papers online to create a virtual Paulo Coelho Foundation.

10 posts

Accountability by Proxy!

by Emily Dickinson and others in Figures of Speech Dec 10, 2025 — 4 min read

Social distancing is a matter of preference and a wellspring of self-discovery, expression and creativity. Isolation is different today than it was yesterday. What tomorrow brings, no one knows.

Excuse Me Sir; You Dropped Your Pocket

by Jonathan Swift and Paulo Coelho in Figures of Speech Nov 30, 2025 — 4 min read

How do these alliterative and incre-'mental' states of becoming parallel with this signature quote below from Paulo Coelho? Pinning the attribute of identity on Swift's version is aristocratic in its resonance, I prefer Coelho's universal approach. What are your thoughts?