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The Alchemist

A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho.Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become

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“But my heart is agitated, it has its dreams, it gets emotional, and it's become passionate...It asks things of me, and it keeps me from sleeping many nights...”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: heart, Feelings, Dreams, feelings of a person, living and dreaming

“Don’t think about what you’ve left behind.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Left Behind, Forget the past

“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Perspective, Life, Meddling

“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.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: strive, Love

“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.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: goal, desires, Life, purpose

“We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Fear, Loss, Losing Something, Pain, Storage

“If you come here, you will find a hidden treasure.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: destination, Treasure, finding, find

“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Dream, Life, Living, interesting, purpose

“When we love, we have no need to understand what is happening, because everything is happening inside us.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Understanding, Internal, Feelings, emotions

“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives; but none about his or her own.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Living, life advice, Reality

“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives; but none about his or her own.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Opinions, Nosy, caring

“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.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Change For The Better, Love Changes You, Positive Message

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Listening To Your Heart, heart, Escape

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: heart, Feelings, emotions, Inspirational, Heart And Mind

“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Living life, Judgments, Unsplash + QC

“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.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Loving, Inspiring

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Suffering, Fear

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: heart

“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.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Hope, becoming better, striving, strive

“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.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Optimism, cycle, Negativity