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Where did the saying come from: "When you want something the whole universe will conspire together to help you get it?"
Diana Sandberg From the mouths of the privileged. It allows those who have to imagine they somehow deserved it by their own faith, and allows all the starving and da…moreFrom the mouths of the privileged. It allows those who have to imagine they somehow deserved it by their own faith, and allows all the starving and damaged people to be dismissed as not "wanting" enough.(less)
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The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author)
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