No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a centra... - 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."

"When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own."

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

"Every blessing ignored becomes a curse."