Told you, Rose. Get too close to the sun, and you'll burn." -Edward Elric

Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world that exists outside ourselves and our dreams.

I draw manga, therefore I am!

To obtain something, something of equal value must be given.

Nothing's perfect, the world's not perfect. But it's there for us, trying the best it can; that's what makes it so damn beautiful.

Greed may not be good, but it’s not so bad either. You humans think greed is just for money or power, but everyone wants something they can’t have.

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

What, exactly, is the happiness that can be earned by turning away from reality?

Stand up and walk. Keep moving forward. You've got two good legs. So get up and use them. You're strong enough to make your own path.

Greed (as Ling): You humans always get all "holier-than-thou" when it comes to this stuff... I really don't get you. Edward: It's called having integrity. You should try it sometime

A different species a different set of values a world completely unlike your own. There is a feeling you can only get when you meet the unknown and open your mind. - Nakajima (Gin no Saji)

Oh, how unbearable is a happy person sometimes!

Ignore donkeys and other naysayers!

The key to happiness is not being rich; it's doing something arduous and creating something of value and then being able to reflect on the fruits of your labor.

Honor sets all the parts of the body politic in motion, and by its very action connects them; thus each individual advances the public good, while he only thinks of promoting his own interest.

The mind must be cured as well as the body, as the mind so is the body.

The phantom-host has faded quite, Splendor and Terror gone-- Portent or promise--and gives way To pale, meek Dawn.

I still, by and large, make low-budget Australian films.

Filmmaking is like playing in your imagination and getting paid to do it. I guess I'll ride this horse until it bucks me.

Kenya doesn't have much of an infrastructure for hosting a film.

A writer doesn't really have much of a function on a movie set.