#The Truth

[tiredtriedfailures]

i know we joke about edwards "im 12 i met god, im an atheist" shtick but i hope yall know the significance of Edward and Alphonses resolve, its actually Al who first voices out his displeasure with the Law Of Equivalent Exchange. HE rejects you need to give up something to gain something of equal value, in that moment because he doesnt want to allow ANYONE to die to win. later on in the last episode it has been refined into "i can give back more than i receive" and him and Ed decide to scour the world to bypass this limit, help more people, fill out the blanks in the physical world. thats why flustered Winry offering more than half her life to Ed makes him laugh so much, thats exactly what hrs on the road to find out.

neither Ed, nor Al view The Truth as god. they see it to be just another law the world is governed by, like gravity. you dont worship gravity, you dont pray to it, you dont fear it and you certainly can fly if you know how it works and understand how elements around it work.

anyway thats why i think god was the big bang and we are like its cells in its bizarre adventure

[mrfroag]

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[tak-angina-jasne]

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[noirandchocolate]

He knew about concerned citizens.  Whoever they were, they all spoke the same private language where ‘traditional values’ mean 'hang someone.’

Terry Pratchett, “The Truth”

[ruushinynerve]

This fma scene is so heartbreaking and I just wanted to try to draw it.

[ithrowupwhenimnervbous]

[potato-lord-but-not]

you’re not the son I raised

[mcytblrconfessions]

All ships are toxic because dating isn't real

[elstabler]

the way he holds her hand with both of his and kisses her tenderly while his eyes never leave hers…he’s been a man in love since all those years ago

[megafaunatic]

You think I am an it? Vell, let me act like an it.

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terry pratchett's THE TRUTH

[is-nino-actually-luka]

I've decided to go back to my roots and reveal the truth about secret identities in Miraculous Ladybug again because I think I might have found some compelling evidence that Ladybug = Gabriel Agreste

[chameleonsallinvermillion]

I always forget just how good The Truth is until I reread it. Not just the central mystery but the themes of it! The way it marks such a sharp change from the old Ankh-Morpork to the new one we'd see in the later books, far more than any of the Watch books ever do.

And William! A character of all time. This awkward little man who believes passionately in truth because "don't tell lies" was quite literally beaten into him as a child, who then tells a lie to protect the one who did the beating. This man with very few social skills who earns the loyalty of his coworkers with his sheer passion. William who was raised to be a bigot and is fighting those instincts every step of the way.

When the dark light reveals the spectre of his father looming over his shoulder all the time! When his father threatens to kill him and he is relieved! When Otto compares William's internal struggle to overcome the lessons he was taught as a child, the racist, classist, cruel beliefs of his family, with his own struggle to not drink blood.

I adore this man. I adore how electrified he is when he's trying to solve a conspiracy, how brave, how dedicated - and it never shows up again. In all other books, from the perspective of other characters, he's a stuffy straitlaced stick-in-the-mud. Nobody else ever sees what his coworkers see of him, what his father finally sees of him.

William De Worde is important to me because the only other person who ever truly Gets It, the only character in the whole of Discworld canon who seems to understand him, is Otto. Sacharissa does a little but it's Otto who really knows him. Otto fighting not to be a bloodsucking monster, with the help of cocoa and a singsong, and William fighting not to be a metaphorical bloodsucking monster, with the help of his colleagues and their faith in him.

[p4nishers]

i haven't seen ANYONE talk about this scene yet its genuinely so fucking important to the vetvimes agenda you dont get it every time i read it my eye starts twitching like what do u MEAN vimes smiled. what do u mean he never simply SMILES its always he smirked he grimaced he smiled bitterly he smiled meanly etc etc whatever but here he just SMILES at WILLIAM who he doesn't even fucking LIKE but they're talking about VETINARI who supposedly KILLED SOMEONE and vimes fucking smiles at a mention of one of vetinari's little habits which vimes usually likes to pretend he a) doesn't notice anything about vetinari ever and b) what he might inadvertently notice he never likes. but HERE he's smiling and he's very very much implying he knows vetinari far better than fucking anyone like is it just me or does this sound like him talking fondly about a romantic partner am i crazy im not crazy hes crazy for this

[thatsherastro]

Random Astro Notes Part 2: Water Sign Edition

If you are sensitive this post/ page may not be for you. These are general observations, aspects & houses matter. xoxo

Which element should I do next ? Fire , Air or Earth?

Cancers can be so sweet. These are the type of people to make sure that you are comfortable and wake up and cook you breakfast.

Pisces venus can attract partners who are questionable , drug dealers , criminals or maybe even a little mentally unstable

Nobody does emotional manipulation like a cancer. They will make you feel bad for what they did to you.

It may seem like your scorpio placement friend is paranoid but trust them sometimes when they give you a warning. These ppl have seen some of the worst parts of life. They know how dark things can get.

Pisces Venus & mars can have a foot fetish or be completely disgusted by feet lol no in between

Scorpios are dying to tell you their business lowkey. They really just want to build that trust and security first before taking you to their underworld.

Pisces can be really charitable.

Hey, scorpio mars remember:

Sex ≠ true intimacy

Ok please don’t throw tomatoes at me just yet 😭 but some pisces can be such kleptos & please don’t let gemini be in the mix of that chart. Go ahead & hide your wallet.

Cancers tend to hold onto toxic people because of nostalgia.

Pisces hold onto toxic people because they feel pity for them and want to save them in someway shape or form

Scorpios hold on to toxic people because in a way they feel that love is pain. These people are truly dedicated to suffering because of their loyalty.

Having Pisces in the 2H can really bless you financially. It’s like you make money in your sleep but be mindful that neptune aspect gets tricky. These people will spend all of their money before they even get it. Also STOP GIVING PEOPLE YOUR MONEY!!!

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[mortispoxi]

The only time we ever got an age range for Drumknott is when he's described by William de Worde as being a young man in The Truth, which by its definition means he was anywhere between 18 and 25 years old during the events of the story, but it's never specified how old he actually is.

Drumknott canonically being a young man is wild to think about since we also know The Truth takes place approximately 4 years after the events of Men at Arms, which is when he makes his first introduction to the series as just a regular palace clerk. So, with all that in mind, it is not entirely out of the realm of possibility to think that Drumknott started working under Vetinari when he was an older teen and then became his secretary when he turned 18.

Granted, Drumknott is excellent at what he does so he was always a shoe in for the position, but even so, Vetinari really hired this kid and then later went "Yes, I trust this teenager with my life. I’m going to promote him to be in charge of all the files."