The magic moment is the moment when a 'yes' or a 'no' can change our whole existence.

"This is why alchemy exists," the boy said. "So that everyone will search for his treasure, find it, and then want to be better than he was in his former life. Lead will play its role until the world has no further need for lead; and then lead will have to turn itself into gold. That's what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too."

It is not enough to dream of the Impossible Love - it is necessary to conquer it too.

He knows his own faults, but also knows his qualities.

When we can do nothing else, we can still love, without expecting any reward or change or gratitude.

At some point, we have each said through our tears, “I’m suffering for a love that’s not worth it.” We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because our love is going unrecognized. We suffer because we are unable to impose our own rules. But ultimately there is no good reason for our suffering, for in every love lies the seed of our growth.

Some books make us dream, others bring us face to face with reality, but what matters most to the author is the honesty with which a book is written.