The Alchemist

The treasure was never behind the dunes. It was in the boy who kept walking.

I underlined nothing the first time. The second time I underlined everything about omens I'd been ignoring.

Sheep follow. The boy chooses. I kept choosing after this one.

The universe doesn't conspire for the lazy. It conspires for the ones already on the road.

Personal legend is a fancy name for the thing you keep postponing.

Fear of suffering is worse than suffering. I've lived both now.

The crystal merchant kept his dream safe by never touching it. I recognized myself.

Sand, wind, camels, diamonds, and the real journey was a boy learning to listen.

Maktub. It is written, then write it. That's the deal nobody tells you.

Read it at twenty and rolled my eyes. Read it at thirty and packed a bag.