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I don't regret my painful times, i bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price, as high as that of slavery the only difference is that you pay with pleasure and a smile, even when that that smile dimmed by tears

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Paulo Coelho
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 24
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