“She didn't need to understand the meaning of life; it was enough to find someone who did, and then fall asleep in his arms and sleep as a child sleeps, knowing that someone stronger than you is protecting you from all evil and all danger”

— Paulo Coelho, book Brida

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Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947

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