“and the world we live in will be either better or worse, depending on whether we become better or worse. And that's where the power of love comes in. Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are.”

— Paulo Coelho , book The Alchemist

Source: The Alchemist

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Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947

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