The Winner Stands Alone - Paulo Coelho Review

Recommended Read: Yes
Rate: 5/5

A lot of things happen when we are in love. We would almost do anything for that special person. But when they leave us, we should let the past go right? "Life goes on" kinda of thing? Just "move on"? Well not if you are obsessed with that person and your love hasn't died for that person.  Thats exactly what this person does. Except, he's a know it all. The most known - Unknown. He has power, wealth and respect. He has it all but without her, his life means nothing.

Some favorite quotes from this novel that stood out to me were:  

-          Knowing a person’s name means knowing that person is human not somekind of enemy – Knowing someones name means transforming them into a unique individual with past and future, ancestors, and possibly decendants – a person who has known triumph and failures

-          People are their names and they are proud of them. The name is the first thing we learn after learning how to say “mommy” and “daddy”

-          Someone’s spirit has no name – it is inside the persons body and leaves after a certain time and God won’t bother asking “What is your name?” instead God will ask, “have you ever loved when you were alive?”

-          –THAT IS THE PRESENCE OF LIFE – THE ABILITY TO LOVE

CELEBRITY SYNDROME – WHEN PEOPLE FORGET WHO THEY ARE AND START BELIEVING IN WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THEM

A MANS DIGNITY IS NOT MEASURED BY THE PEOPLE HE HAS AROUND HIM WHEN HE IS AT THE PEAK OF HIS SUCCESS ---

BUT BY HIS ABILITY NOT TO FORGET THOSE WHO HELPED HIM WHEN HIS NEED WAS THE GREATEST

3 THINGS WE NEED TO HAVE IN LIFE –

GRATITUDE, NECCESITY, RIGHT CONTACTS

ACCUMULATING LOVE BRINGS LUCK

ACCUMULATING HATRED BRING DISASTER

In my opinion the moral of this story: A human being can go to endless extents and face endless obstacles in order to get what the person needs in life.