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

Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning...because humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return.

What?! I'm not small! It's the world that's too big!!

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

If there's no door, then I'll make one!

But even so, we're not devils, let alone gods. We're human. We're human!

Truth is stranger than fiction," as the old saying goes. When I watch a documentary, I can't help crying and then I think to myself, "Fiction can't compete with this." But when I mentioned this to a veteran manga artist friend of mine he said that "fiction brings salvation to characters in stories that would otherwise have no salvation at all." His words strengthened the conviction of my manga spirit.