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It's always necessary to know when a stage of one's life has ended. If you stubbornly cling to it after the need has passed, you lose the joy and meaning of the rest. And you risk being shaken to your senses by God.

Paulo Coelho

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