We can't choose our lives, but we can DECIDE what to do with the joys …

Paulo Coelho
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We can't choose our lives, but we can DECIDE what to do with the joys or griefs we're given. ✨ Paulo Coelho (2014). Adultery: A novel, p.75, Vintage
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