Quotes from Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Once someone asked me, "What do you want to be your epitaph?" So I said, "Paulo Coelho died when he was alive.

But this payment goes well beyond my generosity, " the monk responded."Don't say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.

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

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.

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.

I'm an adventurer, looking for treasure

Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.

No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.

Learn to recognize omens, and follow them

If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.

Dreams are the language of God.

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

Because I don't live in either my past or my future.I'm interested only in the present".

Well, then, why should I listen to my heart?""Because you will never again be able to keep it quiet.

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.

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

Life doesn´t come with any guarantees. You have to risk it to get the biscuit." - The Alchemist, Paulo Cohelo -

When you want something, he entire universe conspires to help you achieve it.

The problem is that they don't even realize that they're walking a new road every day. They don't see that the fields are new and the seasons change. All they think about is food and water

If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry.

When you are loved, you can do anything in creation.

Those who don't understand their personal legends will fail to comprehend its teachings.

...one dies of thirst just when the palm tress have appeared on the horizon.

Because I know the things I should be able to accomplish, and I don't want to do so.