I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.
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Coincidence is the language of the stars, for something to happen, so many forces have to be put into action.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Coincidences are not mere accidents but the result of various forces aligning in our lives.
In this quote, Paulo Coelho suggests that coincidences are significant events that occur when various factors come together in harmony. He implies that what we often dismiss as chance is actually the universe communicating through complex interactions, highlighting the intrinsic connections between events and our lives.
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In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about destiny, one might say, 'As Paulo Coelho once said, 'Coincidence is the language of the stars.'
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