“Where your treasure is, there also will be your heart.”
Paulo Coelho book The Alchemist
Source: The Alchemist
“As he was about to climb yet another dune, his heart whispered, "Be aware of the place where you are brought to tears. That's where I am, and thats where your treasure is.”
— Paulo Coelho, book The Alchemist
Source: The Alchemist
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