Alchemist quotes

It was the pure language of the World. It required no explanation, just as the universe need none as it travels through endless time. What the boy felt at that moment was that he was in the presence of the only women in his life, and that, with no need for words, she recognized the same thing. He was more certain of it than anything in the world.
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Santiago meets Fatima.

And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one's dreams would have on meaning.
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Santiago meets Fatima.

He knew that his love for her would enable him to discover every treasure in the world.
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Santiago on Fatima.

If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day.
Fatima to Santiago.

When you are in love, things make even more sense, he thought.
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Santiago.

The future belongs to God, and it is only he who reveals it, under extraordinary circumstances.
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The seer to the camel driver.

Everything has been written by the same hand.
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Santiago to the alchemist, remembering the camel driver's words.

Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the Language of the World.
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The alchemist to Santiago.

When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.
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The alchemist to Santiago, echoing the words of the old king.

It's not what enters men's mouths that's evil. It's what comes out of their mouths that is.
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The alchemist to Santiago.

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. You've got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense.
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The alchemist to Santiago.

Life attracts life.
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The alchemist to Santiago.

You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny. If he abandons that pursuit, it's because it wasn't true love … the love that speaks the language of the world.
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The alchemist to Santiago.

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.
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Fatima to Santiago.

Don't think about what you've left behind.
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The alchemist to Santiago.

"There is only one way to learn," the alchemist answered. "It's through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey."
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To Santiago.

Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World, and it will one day return there.
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The alchemist to Santiago.

People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable to achieve them.
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Santiago's heart tells him this.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.
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The alchemist to Santiago.

Every search begins with beginner's luck and ends with the victor's being severely tested.
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The alchemist to Santiago.

When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.
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The alchemist to Santiago.

The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.
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It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
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Santiago thinking.

Dreams are the language of God.
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Old woman to Santiago.

It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.
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Old woman to Santiago.

God has prepared a path for everyone to follow. You just have to read the omens that he left for you.
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Old king to Santiago.

Never stop dreaming. Follow the omens.
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Santiago recalls what old king had said.

When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.
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