“At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend.” (Location 321)
“People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being,” said the old man, with a certain bitterness. “Maybe that’s why they give up on it so early, too. But that’s the way it is.” (Location 354)
“There is a universal language, understood by everybody, but already forgotten. I am in search of that universal language, among other things. That’s why I’m here. I have to find a man who knows that universal language. An alchemist.” (Location 832)
“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.” (Location 905)
the most important part of the language that all the world spoke—the language that everyone on earth was capable of understanding in their heart. It was love. (Location 1088)
get to know every one of the fifty thousand palms. (Location 1393)
“You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it’s because it wasn’t true love . . . the love that speaks the Language of the World.” (Location 1406)
“That makes sense,” the alchemist answered. “Naturally it’s afraid that, in pursuing your dream, you might lose everything you’ve won.” (Location 1507)
Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place. (Location 1533)
“If a person is living out his Personal Legend, he knows everything he needs to know. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” (Location 1653)
lead, which the alchemist placed in an iron pan. When (Location 1798)
And above all for his having met a woman of the desert who had told him that love would never keep a man from his Personal Legend. (Location 1867)
was a sycamore growing out of the ruins of the sacristy, (Location 1899)
It’s true; life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend, the boy thought. (Location 1922)
An inspirational companion to The Alchemist that invites us to live out our dreams, to embrace the uncertainty of life, and to rise to meet our own unique destiny. (Location 1930)