It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes... - Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

"The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them."

"But when he thought to complain about the burden of its weight, he remembered that, because he had the jacket, he had withstood the cold of the dawn.We have to be prepared for change, he thought, and he was grateful for the jacket's weight and warmth.The jacket had a purpose, and so did the boy."

"to die tomorrow was no worse than dying on any other day. Every day was there to be lived or to mark one’s departure from this world."

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

"Isn't wine prohibited here?"the boy asked. "It's not what enters men's mouths that's evil,"said the alchemist. "It's what comes out of their mouths that is."