The Egyptian Quotes

“Alchemy has never been a science for the dilettante. It’s a lifelong journey for enlightenment.”
― Layton Green, The Egyptian

“Because real alchemists understand that the test tube is just a vehicle. Alchemy is about the process of transformation, my boy. Not of lead to gold, but of the spirit. Understanding the universe. Applying the secrets of the ancients to the follies of the present. The elixir, the philosopher’s stone: they’re not just recipes. They are life itself.”
― Layton Green, The Egyptian

“The mountains surrounding Sofia faded into vast wooded slopes hiding villages in the crooks and curves of the hills, little stone children poking out from behind their mothers’ green skirts.”
― Layton Green, The Egyptian