Just before a dream is fulfilled, the Soul of the World decides to test everything that was learned on the journey.
(The Alchemist) Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist is definitely in my top favorite books, Paulo Coelho is one of my favorite authors. Reading this book was all kinds of good, beautifully written. (Pick it up if you don’t have it)  I like this quote from the book because, I am always prone to wanting to give up when things get hard and I am tested. Often times I am being tested right before I get what I really want, almost to see how much I really want it. So when things seem hard, don’t give up, what you want is right around the corner.