“If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”
Source: The Alchemist
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Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947Related quotes
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Variant: I think the idea is that every person has to live for his or her own life and then make the choice to share it with other people.
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