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“Humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. This is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth.”
― Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
― Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
“First, I learned how to make tea," he said finally, speaking more to himself than to her. "When humans wish to help, they are forever offering each other tea.”
― Sorcery of Thorns
― Sorcery of Thorns
“Well, it's like that myth about the hero. He made wings out of wax so he could fly, but when he got too close to the Sun, to God, the wax melted and he crashed to the ground”
― Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
― Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
“Life is like the oil within a lamp. It can be measured, but the pace at which it burns depends on how the dial is turned day by day, how bright and fierce the flame. And there is no predicting whether the lamp might be knocked to the ground and shatter, when it could have blazed on a great while longer. Such is the unpredictability of life.”
― Sorcery of Thorns
― Sorcery of Thorns
“Silas paused even longer. Finally he said, in a voice almost like his own, “I fear he must learn to put his clothes on the right side out. He will have twenty more years now to master the art. Let us hope that time is sufficient.” He took a step forward. 'Take care of him, Elisabeth.”
― Sorcery of Thorns
― Sorcery of Thorns
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