“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”-The Alchemist

“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”-The Alchemist

“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.” -The Alchemist

“Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life?”-Eleven Minutes

“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”-The Alchemist

“When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.”-The Zahir

“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.”

“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.”-The Alchemist

“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”-Eleven Minutes

“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.”

“When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.”-Brida

“If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day.”

“Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.”-Brida

“Passion makes a person stop eating, sleeping, working, feeling at peace. A lot of people are frightened because, when it appears, it demolishes all the old things it finds in its path.

No one wants their life thrown into chaos. That is why a lot of people keep that threat under control, and are somehow capable of sustaining a house or a structure that is already rotten. They are the engineers of the superseded.

Other people think exactly the opposite: they surrender themselves without a second thought, hoping to find in passion the solutions to all their problems. They make the other person responsible for their happiness and blame them for their possible unhappiness. They are either euphoric because something marvelous has happened or depressed because something unexpected has just ruined everything.

Keeping passion at bay or surrendering blindly to it - which of these two attitudes is the least destructive?

I don't know.”-Eleven Minutes

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” -The Alchemist

“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.”-The Alchemist

“If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.”-By the River I Sat Down and Wept

“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”-The Alchemist

“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.”-By the River I Sat Down and Wept

“I've been in love before, it's like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day you want more. You're not addicted yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things.You think about the person you love for two minutes then forget them for three hours. But then you get used to that person, and you begin to be completely dependent on them. Now you think about him for three hours and forget him for two minutes. If he's not there, you feel like an addict who can't get a fix. And just as addicts steal and humiliate themselves to get what they need, you're willing to do anything for love."- By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept”