The Alchemist

“What’s the world’s greatest lie?” the boy asked, completely surprised.
“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 realized: If I can learn to understand this language without words, I can learn to understand the world.

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

“Don’t say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.”

I’m like everyone else—I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it,” he had said.

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”

He was sure that it made no difference to her on which day he appeared: for her, every day was the same, and when each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

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

Because, once we have overcome the defeats—and we always do—we are filled by a greater sense of euphoria and confidence. In the silence of our hearts, we know that we are proving ourselves worthy of the miracle of life.