The Alchemist Quotes

“But I wasn’t sure it would make it any better. They would only become angrier in response to violence. This was how the end always began. One attacked, the other returned in kind, and then there was no stop to it. If only these fools knew how angry they made me.”
― Roman Romanovich, The Alchemist: Book 1

“wanted for nothing more. The peak of my aspirations, when I thought about what kind of life I wanted, was the simplest, quiet, ordinary life, in a normal world. Filled with mundane pleasures of greenery, blue skies, and human interaction, while staying safe and sound. Not to be one of the last ones standing in the ruins.”
― Roman Romanovich, The Alchemist: Book 1

“Their magic worked on a different principle. The chief physician was considered a healer. He visited me twice a day and... What he applied on me looked like some kind of radiance. It tickled and cooled my skin, but accelerated the recovery process. The nurses didn’t do that.”
― Roman Romanovich, The Alchemist: Book 1