“if a book isn't self-explanatory, then it isn't worth reading.”
Paulo Coelho book The Zahir
Source: The Zahir
“This isn't a diet book. In fact, you may gain 30 pounds just reading it.”
Source: <i>Off the Eaten Path: Second Helpings</i> (2013), p. 7
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