Paulo Coelho Quotes
We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body.
Coelho, Paulo. The Pilgrimage. Translated by Alan R. Clarke, HarperSanFrancisco, 1992, p. 45.
The proverb is one of the aboriginal people of Australia.
King was speaking from a carefully prepared text which did not include the “I have a dream” passage. Jackson, sitting behind the speakers podium, in a loud stage whisper during a pause in King’s speech. King thought for a second or so, pushed is prepared speech aside, gripped both sides of the podium, and launched into what is now considered the iconic phrase of the March on Washington if not the entire civil rights movement, stimulated by the urging of the great singer.
Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist, best known for his novel The Alchemist. In 2014, he uploaded his personal papers online to create a virtual Paulo Coelho Foundation.