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Suffering occurs when we want other people to love us in the way we imagine we want to be loved, and not in the way that love should manifest itself--free and untrammeled, guiding us with its force and driving us on.

Paulo Coelho

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Paulo Coelho
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 24
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One can abandon one's personal legend for a time, as long as one does not forget about it entirely and returns to it as soon as possible.
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Duty never stopped anyone from following their dreams.
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I talk to my readers on social networking sites, but I never tell them what the book is about. Writing is lonely, so from time to time I talk to them on the Internet. It's like chatting at a bar without leaving your office. I talk with them about a lot of things other than my books.
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He who loves has conquered the world and has no fear of losing anything. True love is an act of total surrender.
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And the person who loves wholeheartedly feels free.
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