#alchemist

The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#the-alchemist #inspirational

Let me tell you a little story. You may have heard it before. It's a story about a butcher named Barry. Once upon a time, in central city, there was a butcher named Barry. Barry loved to chop up meat more than anything in the world. But one day, when Barry got tired of just chopping up cows and pigs... ...He found something NEW to chop up-- PEOPLE. And so, he went out night after night in search of fresh meat. Eventually, Barry was caught, but not before he had slaughtered 23 victims!!! For terrorizing the poor people of central city, Barry was sent straight to the gallows...And everyone else lived happily ever after! ↗

— Hiromu Arakawa

#barry-the-chopper #ed #edward-elric #fullmetal-alchemist #hiromu-arakawa

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

It was the pure Language of the World.It required no explanation,just as the universe needs none as it travels through endless time.What the boy felt at the moment was that he was in the presence of the only woman in his life,and that,with no need for words,she recognized the same thing.he was more certain of it than of anything in the world.He had been told by his parents and grandparents that he must fall in love and really know a person before being committed.But maybe people who felt that way had never learned the universal language,it's easy to understand that someone in the world awaits you,whether it's in the middle of the desert or in some great city.And when two such people encounter each other,and their eyes meet,the past and the future become unimportant.There is only that moment,and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only.It is the hand that evokes love,and creates a twin soul for every person in the world.Without such love,one's dreams would have no meaning. Maktub,thought the boy. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#maktub #santiago #dreams

Men wholly bent on wordly treasures were the dupes of their own passions, rather than deceived by the writings or pretenses of those who claimed to be Alchemists. ↗

— Ethan A. Hitchcock

#bent #claimed #deceived #dupes #men

Do you believe people can change their fate, or do you think our lives are mapped out before us? I mean, do you think we're each doomed to die a certain death? ↗

— Joanne Owen

#the-alchemist-and-the-angel #change

But history has been adapted here, re-spun to tell Jan's tale: the story of a boy caught up in a world of change and opportunity, trickery and wonder. A story inspired by a city and its legends. ↗

— Joanne Owen

#the-alchemist-and-the-angel #change

It's a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful. ↗

— Hiromu Arakawa

#fullmetal-alchemist #world #beauty

If I could, I'd write a huge encyclopedia just about the words luck and coincidence ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#inspirational #luck #quote #the-alchemist #inspirational

I must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#inspirational #quote #success #the-alchemist #inspirational