A review by shasha15
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

3.0

I didn’t feel a great connection with the main character, but this is a nice, quick little read with some great life advice that shouldn’t go overlooked. 

Some of my favorite snippets: 

“Because I don’t live in either my past or my future, I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate only on the present, you’ll be a happy man.”

“It’s not what enters man’s mouths that’s evil,” said the alchemist. “It’s what comes out of their mouths that is.”

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

“…when we strive to be better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”