The Alchemist (novel) Quotes

“Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity.”

“The darkest hour of night came just before the dawn.”

“The desert, with its endless monotony, put him to dreaming”

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”

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

“I couldn’t have found God in the seminary, he thought, as he looked at the sunrise.”

“When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.”

“I'm like everyone else - I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.”

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

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“Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.”

“So the boy decided that he would never again believe in dreams. He remembered that he had a number of things he had to take care of”

“It was the pure Language of the World. It required no explanation, just as the universe needs none as it travels through endless time.”

“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.”

“There is only one way to learn,” the alchemist answered. “It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.”

“The old man continued, “You have been a real blessing to me. Today, I understand something I didn’t see before: every blessing ignored becomes a curse”

“Here I am, between my flock and my treasure, the boy thought. He had to choose between something he had become accustomed to and something he wanted to have.”

“People say strange things, the boy thought. Sometimes it’s better to be with the sheep, who don’t say anything. And better still to be alone with one’s books.”

“What's the world's greatest lie?... 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.”

“Then you’ll die in the midst of trying to realize your Personal Legend. That’s a lot better than dying like millions of other people, who never even knew what their Personal Legends were.”