The Alchemist Quotes
“It’s what you always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their personal legend is.” – The King of Salem pg. 21. The King is telling Santiago what a personal legend is, it is important because Santiago needs to find his personal legend.
“And when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it”- The King of Salem pg.22. The King is telling Santiago that everyone is on his side, and will help him achieve his goals. This is important because the King is telling him he will always have help, and no matter what happens. This is a confidence builder.
“The secret to happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drop of oil in the spoon.”- The King of Salem pg.32. This quote is important because the King is telling Santiago to enjoy his journey as an adventure, but to never forget his goal, which is to find his Personal Legend.
“But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.”- The camel driver pg.76. This is important because the camel driver is telling Santiago that everything happens for a reason, nothing is random because the universe was written by one hand, so everything compliments one another. This means that everything that happens to Santiago, good or bad, brings him closer to his personal legend.
“Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living right now.”- The camel driver pg.85. The camel driver is telling Santiago to forget about his past, nothing matters but right now, so give it your all and achieve what you want. This is important because it allows Santiago to look forward and focus on the steps to find his personal legend.
“You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it’s because it wasn’t true love…. the love that speaks the language of the world.”-The Alchemist pg.120. The alchemist
“And when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it”- The King of Salem pg.22. The King is telling Santiago that everyone is on his side, and will help him achieve his goals. This is important because the King is telling him he will always have help, and no matter what happens. This is a confidence builder.
“The secret to happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drop of oil in the spoon.”- The King of Salem pg.32. This quote is important because the King is telling Santiago to enjoy his journey as an adventure, but to never forget his goal, which is to find his Personal Legend.
“But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.”- The camel driver pg.76. This is important because the camel driver is telling Santiago that everything happens for a reason, nothing is random because the universe was written by one hand, so everything compliments one another. This means that everything that happens to Santiago, good or bad, brings him closer to his personal legend.
“Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living right now.”- The camel driver pg.85. The camel driver is telling Santiago to forget about his past, nothing matters but right now, so give it your all and achieve what you want. This is important because it allows Santiago to look forward and focus on the steps to find his personal legend.
“You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it’s because it wasn’t true love…. the love that speaks the language of the world.”-The Alchemist pg.120. The alchemist