“The Unwanted Visitor visits those who don’t change and those who do. But those who did change can say: 'My life was an interesting one. I didn’t squander my blessing.’”

— Paulo Coelho , book Manuscript Found in Accra

Manuscript Found in Accra (2012), Afraid to Change

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Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947

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