The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho

Summary

A fantastic quick read that I probably should have read when I was a kid. That being said, I think it means so much more now

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Notes

Never give up on your dreams no matter how hard it may seem

Never stop dreaming and searching

Life always happens in the present

When you possess life’s greatest treasures and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed

People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams because they feel that they don’t deserve them

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than suffering itself and no heart suffers when it goes in search of its dreams because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with god and eternity

There is only one thing that makes dreams impossible to achieve, the fear of failure.