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"The Alchemist" by @paulocoelho has:

• 60,000+ reviews on Amazon
• 2,300,000+ reviews on Goodreads
• 65,000,000+ copies sold worldwide

Here are 12 of my favorite quotes from it:

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

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

"One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."

"If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy man."

"Learn to recognize omens, and follow them."

"It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them"

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself."

"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."

"Today, I understand something I didn't see before: every blessing ignored becomes a curse."

"People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable to achieve them."

"Everything in life is an omen."

"What's the world's greatest lie?"

"It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie."

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