Paulo Coelho - I wanted to write when I was young, but people said it was impossible. Then my parent...

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I wanted to write when I was young, but people said it was impossible. Then my parents locked me in a mental institution - they said I was crazy and would never make a living from writing.

Paulo Coelho

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Ich wollte schreiben, als ich jung war, aber die Leute sagten, es sei unmöglich. Dann sperrten mich meine Eltern in eine Nervenheilanstalt ein. Sie sagten, ich sei verrückt und würde nie vom Schreiben leben.

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