The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

But ever since he had been a child, he had wanted to know the world, and this was much more important to him than knowing God and learning about man’s sins.

same, my guy

If someone isn’t what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

“It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.”

He had to choose between something he had become accustomed to and something he wanted to have.

“Don’t forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else. And don’t forget the language of omens. And, above all, don’t forget to follow your Personal Legend through to its conclusion.

I’m going to become bitter and distrustful of people because one person betrayed me. I’m going to hate those who have found their treasure because I never found mine. And I’m going to hold on to what little I have, because I’m too insignificant to conquer the world.

It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.

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.

“It’s only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work.

“If bad things are, and you know in advance, you will suffer greatly before they even occur.”

“You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it’s because it wasn’t true love

People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable to achieve them.

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

Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.

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