The Alchemist

Oh man there were so many great lines in this book. This one was the best I think:
“We, people's hearts, seldom say much about those treasures, because people no longer want to go in search of them. We speak of them only to children. Later, we simply let life proceed, in its own direction, toward its own fate.”
Or this one?
“I'm afraid that it would all be a disappointment, so I prefer just to dream about it.”
I think the sad, honest and brutal truths about life is what makes this book so beloved.

The only thing I did not like was the ending it just isn't as magical as the rest of the book I felt unsatisfied with it. So almost a perfect book for me, it is written in a simple manner like all fables are and it's mostly set in Egypt in it's deserts, dunes, pyramids, oasis. Among my favorite settings to imagine.