"Others, even though they were defeated and feel humiliated by the things the winners are saying about them, will allow themselves to shed a few tears but will never succumb to self-pity. They know that this is a merely a pause in the fighting and that, for the moment, they are at a disadvantage. They try to work out what they did wrong and what they did right. They take advantage of this moment of defeat to rest, heal their wounds, devise new strategies and equip themselves better. Then the day dawns when a new battle knocks on their door. They are still afraid, but they have to act, either that or remain for ever lying on the ground. They get up and face their opponent, remembering the suffering they have endured and which they no longer wish to endure..."
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Manuscript Found in Accra
Manuscript Found in Accra is a 2012 novel by Paulo Coelho, presented as a translation of a text recorded on the eve of Jerusalem's conquest by the Crusaders in 1099 AD, consisting of commentary provided by "the Greek ('Copt')" which was recorded as a way to preserve the knowledge found in the hearts of Jerusalem's men and women of good will.
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