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Paulo Coelho Quotes about Writing

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Writing is a socially acceptable form of getting naked in public

FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jul 09, 2011

I want to be a writer, not an engineer who writes books.

Paulo Coelho (2011). “Like the Flowing River: Thoughts and Reflections”, p.11, HarperCollins UK

Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions.

"Paulo Coelho: 'I had an enormous amount of fun being a hippy" by Shahesta Shaitly, www.theguardian.com. January 25, 2014.