“a man doesn't prove he's a man by getting an erection. He's only a real man if he can pleasure a woman. And if he can pleasure a prostitute, he'll think he's the best lover on the block" -Nyah”

— Paulo Coelho , book Eleven Minutes

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Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947

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