“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“The past,' he thought, 'is linked with the present by an unbroken chain of events flowing one out of another.' And it seemed to him that he had just seen both ends of that chain; that when he touched one end the other quivered.”
― The Witch and Other Stories
― The Witch and Other Stories
“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
Hudson’s 2025 Year in Books
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