For the first time, I will smile without feeling guilty, because joy is not a sin... For the first time, I… — Paulo Coelho
For the first time, I will smile without feeling guilty, because joy is not a sin... For the first time, I will avoid anything that makes me suffer, because suffering is not a virtue.
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