Answer:
"'When we strive to become better than we are, Everything around us becomes better, too.'"
Step-by-step explanation:
Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist" revolves around the 'journey' of Santiago in his quest to 'find' the treasure of his dreams. Along the way, he met numerous conflicts which he had to overcome to get to the final destination of the 'treasure'.
The quote "When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too" is said by Santiago after he became an alchemist himself (kind of). This is after all his struggles and final transformation.