#alchemist

The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#discovered #gold #greater #greater value #many

When I, who is called a "weapon" or a "monster", fight a real monster, I can fully realize that I am just a "human". ↗

— Hiromu Arakawa

#fullmetal-alchemist #psychological #roy-mustang #psychology

Could I interrupt here, because there is an alternative explanation, which you are particularly well placed to examine. You know the argument that it is the alchemists in the laboratories who invent the sweet new kits. ↗

— E. P. Thompson

#alternative #argument #because #could #examine

Greed (as Ling): You humans always get all "holier-than-thou" when it comes to this stuff... I really don't get you. Edward: It's called having integrity. You should try it sometime ↗

— Hiromu Arakawa

#edward-elric #fullmetal #humor #integrity #ling

Now,young lady,I suppose you're here for a work assignment." Work?" Tally said. They both looked down at her puzzled expression, and Shay burst into laughter. ↗

— Scott Westerfeld

#assignment #avatar #book #burst #expression

In researching this volume, I interviewed veterans who had been at the front during World War II. I read countless books, examined film footage, and listened to many detailed and intense stories firsthand, but the one comment that affected me the most came from a former soldier who lowered his gaze to the tabletop and said, ‘I never watch war movies. ↗

— Hiromu Arakawa

#war #movies

Death continues to stalk the streets, stealing the souls of our children as they sleep. We're running out of fingers to close their eyes, voices to bless their souls, hands to dig their graves. Poisonous fumes from their unburied bodies contaminate the alleys, and the ghosts of those who have been buried rise nightly. Their tiny forms dance above their tombstones, an agonising reminder that we've failed them. ↗

— Joanne Owen

#the-alchemist-and-the-angel #death

Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world that exists outside ourselves and our dreams. ↗

— Hiromu Arakawa

#anime #elric #fma #fullmetal #dreams

And what went wrong when other alchemists tried to make gold and were unable to do so?" "They were looking only for gold his companion answered. They were seeking the treasure of their personal legend, without wanting actually to live out the personal legend. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#journeys #life-lessons #life-philosophy #life

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 moments that could have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#the-alchemist #love