“Lovers need to know how to lose themselves and then how to find themselves again.”

— Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994)

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About Paulo Coelho

Born 1947

Brazilian novelist and lyricist, author of 'The Alchemist', one of the most widely translated books by a living author.

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