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The Leader of the Refugees
Santiago’s heart is given a voice and distinct characteristics as he learns to listen to what it says. His heart is afraid of losing his loved ones and of Santiago not finding his treasure, because the heart knows that it will suffer if these things happen. Santiago also learns from his heart how to hear the Language of the World, and to communicate with the desert, the wind, and the sun.
Santiago’s Heart Quotes in The Alchemist
The The Alchemist quotes below are all either spoken by Santiago’s Heart or refer to Santiago’s Heart. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“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. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren’t, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. Because, when these things happen, we suffer terribly.”
“My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer,” the boy told the alchemist one
night as they looked up at the moonless sky.
“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.”
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Santiago’s Heart Quotes in The Alchemist
The The Alchemist quotes below are all either spoken by Santiago’s Heart or refer to Santiago’s Heart. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part Two
Quotes
“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. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren’t, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. Because, when these things happen, we suffer terribly.”
“My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer,” the boy told the alchemist one
night as they looked up at the moonless sky.
“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
