“We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren't, or of moments that could have been found but were forever hidden in the sands.”

— Paulo Coelho , book The Alchemist

Source: The Alchemist

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Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947

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