The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream

by Paulo Coelho

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.”

‘The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.’”

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

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

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