A review by hollykeegan
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

4.25

“What’s the world’s greatest lie?”……”It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the worlds greatest lie”

“I’m like everyone else - I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does” 

“Maktub - It is written” 

“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.” 

“This is what we call love”…. “When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there is no need to understand what is happening because everything happens within you.” 

“This payment goes well beyond my generosity”….”Don’t say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less next time.” 

“No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn’t know it.”