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Children are always looking at the world as if it was for the first time in their lives. So, we should always look to the world with the eyes of a child. I am not saying be naive, I am saying be innocent in the sense of discovering things.

Paulo Coelho

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