“I'm like everyone else—I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“Intense, unexpected suffering passes more quickly than suffering that is apparently bearable; the latter goes on for years and, without our noticing, eats away at our souls, until, one day, we are no longer able to free ourselves from the bitterness and it stays with us for the rest of our lives.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“If what one finds is made of pure matter; it will never spoil. and one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing in return.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
Mohammad’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mohammad’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Classics, History, Mystery, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Spirituality, and Sports
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