“It’s always easy to blame others. You can spend your entire life blaming the world, but your successes or failures are entirely your own responsibility. You can try to stop time, but it’s a complete waste of energy.”

—  Paulo Coelho , book Aleph

Aleph (2011)

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Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947

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