Top 60 Hiromu Arakawa Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Stand up and walk. Move forward.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

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2. “Humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. This is Alchemy’s First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world’s one, and only, truth.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

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3. “To obtain something, something of equal value must be lost.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

4. “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.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

5. “It’s a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

6. “A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain something without sacrificing something in return...”

— Hiromu Arakawa

7. “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.-Edward Elric.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

8. “A lesson without pain is meaningless. That’s because no one can gain without sacrificing something. But by enduring that pain and overcoming it, he shall obtain a powerful, unmatched heart. A fullmetal heart.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

9. “Believe in yourself. Pick a path that you, deep down in your soul, won’t be ashamed of.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

10. “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.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

Featured in: Quotes About Greed

11. “Stand up and walk. Move on. After all, you have perfect legs to stand on.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

12. “There are many questions in this world that have no answers.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

13. “Men should be buff! Women should be vavoom!”

— Hiromu Arakawa

14. “Even when our eyes are closed, there’s a whole world that exists outside ourselves and our dreams.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

15. “If there’s no door, then I’ll make one!”

— Hiromu Arakawa

16. “Enduring and forgiving are two different things. You must not forgive the cruelty of this world. It’s our duty as human beings to be angry at injustice. But we must also endure it. Because someone must sever this chain of hatred.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

17. “What?! I’m not small! It’s the world that’s too big!!”

— Hiromu Arakawa

18. “When I, who is called a “weapon” or a “monster”, fight a real monster, I can fully realize that I am just a “human”.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

19. “Well, it’s like that myth about the hero. He made wings out of wax so he could fly, but when he got too close to the Sun, to God, the wax melted and he crashed to the ground.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

20. “We’re going to start walking again. We can’t stand still, you know. Not as long as we’re still alive.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

21. “Damn it, there are so many idiots whose asses I have to kick! I’ll have to start carrying a list just to keep track of ’em all!”

— Hiromu Arakawa

22. “Water: 35 Liters. Carbon: 20 Kg. Ammonia: 4 Liters. Lime: 1.5 Kg. Phosphorus: 800 g. Salt: 250 g. Saltpeter: 100g. Sulfur: 80g. Fluorine: 7.5 g. Iron: 5 g. Silicon: 3 g. And 15 other elements in small quantities... That’s the total chemical makeup of the average adult body... For that matter, the elements found in a human being... is all junk that you can buy in any market with a child’s allowance. Humans are pretty cheaply made. – Edward Elric.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

23. “It’s ironic that as scientists that don’t believe in god, were the ones that are closest to god.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

24. “No fair, sky. I’m the one who feels like crying.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

25. “I draw manga, therefore I am!”

— Hiromu Arakawa

26. “And now, I’m thinking again, isn’t there something we can do about something we can’t do anything about?”

— Hiromu Arakawa

27. “Friends are connected by their souls, you can’t just rinse something out that has been deeply instilled into your sou.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

28. “The two brothers who sought to get their only family back, to feel her warmth, one lost his last family member and the other could never feel warmth again. The one who wanted her baby back lost chance of having one again, And the one who had a vision to see his country change became blind.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

29. “Bloodshed begets bloodshed. Hatred begits hatred.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

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

— Hiromu Arakawa

31. “The Homunculi may have started the war, but we were the ones who carried it out.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

32. “Al: So what’s your strategy? Ed: I told you, a fist in his face!”

— Hiromu Arakawa

33. “A painless lesson is one without any meaning.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

34. “Fool! Nothing but black ink runs through my veins!”

— Hiromu Arakawa

35. “All right people, listen up! If you’ve got a family back home waiting for you or if you just want to save your own skin, turn around and walk away. Also, women! I have no intention of fighting any women!”

— Hiromu Arakawa

36. “A painless lesson is one without any meaning, one who does not sacrifice anything cannot achieve anything.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

37. “Manga is a very entertaining cultural form, made of many totally different genres. Don’t restrict yourself with a single style of manga. I would be delighted to be your springboard, but try to read as much as you can in order to branch out!”

— Hiromu Arakawa

38. “Life will come to an end, a return to dust from which we came... The spirit becomes memories living in the minds of people.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

39. “Do you wanna play? Everyone’s dead, so I got bored. Did you come to play with me? – Wrath.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

40. “I disagree. You want to bring back someone that you’ve lost. You might want money. Maybe you want women. Or, you might want to protect the world. These are all common things people want. Things that their hearts desire. Greed may not be good, but it’s not so bad, either. You humans think greed is just for money and power! But everyone wants something they don’t have.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

41. “The “Wet Tongue Gets Stuck To A Frozen Flagpole” attack!”

— Hiromu Arakawa

42. “There once was a hero who flew too close to the sun. His wings of wax fell apart and he plummeted to the earth.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

43. “But even so, we’re not devils, let alone gods. We’re human. We’re human!”

— Hiromu Arakawa

44. “He died in the middle of our conversation. How rude...”

— Hiromu Arakawa

45. “Father: Why did you not become mine God!? God: Because you did not believe in me.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

46. “Humanity’s advancement is founded on looking for new possibilities instead of being bound by general principles.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

47. “Dogs are actually very smart, it’s just that they’re rather clumsy, but it’s this trait that makes humans attracted to them and why I love dogs so much.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

48. “Okay, I’m gonna do something slightly illegal now, so you just look the other way for a second.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

49. “Your hands weren’t meant to take peoples lives. They were meant to save them.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

50. “Is it alright to believe in the future where everyone can live in happiness?”

— Hiromu Arakawa