Being skilled isn't all that it's made out to be. When you're strong, you become arrogant and withdrawn. Even if what you sought after was a dream.

History is much like an endless waltz; the three beats of war, peace, and revolution continue on forever.
Mariemaia Kushrenadam (Gundam Wing)

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.

Go ahead scumbag. Make my day.

The world isn't perfect, and the law is incomplete. Equivalent Exchange doesn't encompass everything that goes on here. But I still choose to believe in its principle: that all things do come at a price. That there's an ebb, and a flow, a cycle. That the pain we went through did have a reward and that anyone who's determined and perseveres will get something of value in return, even if it's not what they expected.
Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

"But now we've got a truth to die for!" "No. Men should die for lies. But the truth is too precious to die for."

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!

Now if you know what you're worth than go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers sayin' you ain't what you wanna be because of him or her or anybody!

The world's not perfect, but it's there for us trying the best it can. That's what makes it so damn beautiful.
Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist)