Id have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money. – Paulo Coelho
Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream. – Paulo Coelho
Im not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk. – Paulo Coelho
Every day we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss. – Paulo Coelho
While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of difficult poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and theres room for difficult poetry alongside rap and everything else. And poetry wont be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice. – Andrew Motion