#mist

Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it's contagious. ↗

How do you 'accidentally' kill a noble man in his own mansion?" "With a knife in the chest. Or, rather, a pair of knives in the chest... ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#noble

Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimism. ↗

— Criss Jami

#care #choice #empty #full #glass

Her only way home was to betray her friend. ↗

— Scott Westerfeld

#betrayal #fma #friend #full-metal-alchemist #naruto

You're both so screwed up alone that together you're like the perfect mess. ↗

— J. Sterling

#mature-ya #mess #perfect #truth #maturity

A lesson without pain is meaningless. That's because no one can gain without sacrificing something. But by enduring that pain and overcoming it, he shall obtain a powerful, unmatched heart. A fullmetal heart. ↗

— Hiromu Arakawa

#fma #fullmetal-alchemist #hiromu-arakawa #endurance

It had gotten to the point where it seemed like nothing matters, because I’m not a real person and neither is anyone else. ↗

— Gillian Flynn

#pessimistic #real #pessimism

Depression is not generalized pessimism, but pessimism specific to the effects of one's own skilled action. ↗

— Robert M. Sapolsky

#pessimistic #self #pessimism

I'm not starting any fights. I might finish one though. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#perfect-chemistry #alex

The "Wet Tongue Gets Stuck To A Frozen Flagpole" attack! ↗