So, this is another one of those books that everyone on the planet has read and raves about, and I wasn't particularly impressed by. Perhaps people are just so desperate for a sense of personal significance and meaning in their lives that this little allegory really speaks to that need... I'm not sure.
There was, however, one little passage I liked:
"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."
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