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“The human mind is uncertain things. Within mind, even contradictory thoughts may coexist.”
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The best anime quotes about self-discovery.
“The human mind is uncertain things. Within mind, even contradictory thoughts may coexist.”
“[To Envy] Now I see. You're Jealous. You're jealous of humans, aren't you? According to you, humans are supposed to be a lot weaker than Homunculi. And yet, even if they get discouraged after being beaten, and even if they get close to falling down after losing their paths, they continue to get up and fight. Everyone around them helps them get back up. And you're envious of that.”
“Memories... of the people we were. They're subtle, but they're real. It took me a lot of time to understand what I saw. Books say we shouldn't have memories. Or at least that they're only the memories and emotions of the alchemists who made us. But they are wrong. Those memories are mine.”
“Being alone is best. I mean, it's true, isn't it? In the end you'll be absolutely alone; therefore, being alone is natural. If you accept that, nothing bad can happen. That's why I shut myself away in my six-mat one-room apartment.”
“[To Father] You've certainly mellowed out... you used to be fun, full of life and emotion. Lust, Greed, Sloth, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath, and Pride. Of course, excessive want will destroy anyone, but those same desires are necessary to understand what it means to be human. Why did you rid yourself of them?”
“Maybe you are right. Where did I come from and where will I go? When I die? Maybe all this time that is what I wanted: the freedom to find out.”
“In manga, there's always a character who gets a sudden boost of power, right? Usually, it's when they're driven into a corner. Readers actually call it a "convenient power up", but it actually does happen in the real world as well. We humans only truly show our mettle when we're pushed into a corner.”
“A name has nothing to do with loving someone.”
“Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world out there, that lives outside of ourselves and our dreams.”
“The time known as "LIFE", cannot be rewound.”
“Because of our broken instincts, we are in pain. We continue living in pain, because our instincts have been twisted by reason. So, what are we supposed to do? Should we abandon knowledge? Throw away reason? In any event, that wouldn't be possible. For better or for worse, we ate the fruit of knowledge long, long ago.”
“I want to see the splendor of people's souls.”
“Doing something you want, isn't doing something you are good at, nor is it doing something you are able to. If it's to fulfill your wish, even if you're weak in it, you'll do it.”
“When in doubt, don't worry about what's right. You'll run out of time. Don't use your head, you'll find the answer lower. Your heart knows what's right. Choose the answer that will be fun.”
“When pressured, people tend to choose the decision that is best fitted to the situation, but they usually realize later on, that it was a mistake.”
“The things that are most important aren't written in books. You have to learn them by experiencing them yourself.”
“Even if a question has a proper answer, sometimes one cannot simply give it away.”
“No matter the journey, when you come to a fork in the road, you must decide in an instant which path to take.”
“It's a mistake to choose your path based upon the sins that you carry. We don't choose our path based on the sins that we carry, but we must bear our sins on the path we choose.”
