“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams -- not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with a creative passion, adding to it all the time, decking it out with every bright feather that drifted his way. No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
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