The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting,

As he mused about these things, he realized that he had to choose between thinking of himself as the poor victim of a thief and as an adventurer in quest of his treasure. “I’m an adventurer, looking for treasure,” he said to himself.

When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.

people need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.

If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. You’ll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in the heavens, and that tribesmen fight because they are part of the human race. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living right now.”

The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it.

“It’s not what enters men’s mouths that’s evil,” said the alchemist. “It’s what comes out of their mouths that is.”

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

“Your eyes show the strength of your soul,” answered the alchemist.

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”

“No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn’t know it.”