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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

The alchemist is the philosophical story of the fabled life of Andalusian shepherd Santiago, who left Spain to seek his treasure at the foot of the Egyptian Pyramids. It’s like a "advice": a life and moral guide that seeks answers to the questions "How will you dominate your destiny, how will you establish your happiness?" The secret of the novel, which looks like a mystical fairy tale, to find more than seven million readers in six years, undoubtedly stems from its guiding nature. Reading The Alchemist is like waking up at dawn to watch the sun rise when everyone else is still asleep.

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Writer

Paulo Coelho

Language

English

ISBN

9780061122415

Number of pages

197

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The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
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.
Don’t give in to your fears. If you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure
When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it.
When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.
Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.
In love, no one can harm anyone else; we are each responsible for our own feelings and cannot blame someone else for what we feel.