Hiromu Quotes & Sayings

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

I joined the military because there is someone I have to protect. — Hiromu Arakawa

I'm tired of this. It's like, just when I think our goal is within reach, it slips right through our fingers. It's happened time and again. Now, when we finally in our grasp, the truth slaps us in the face. — Hiromu Arakawa

What do I most look forward to when creating manga? Why, doing the bonus pages, of course! I wish I could just do a whole 180 of nothing but bonus pages! — Hiromu Arakawa

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

Roy: "Looks like it's starting to rain" Riza: "But..It's not raining ... " Roy: "Yes it is. This is the rain. — Hiromu Arakawa

Do you wanna play? Everyone's dead, so I got bored. Did you come to play with me?
Wrath — Hiromu Arakawa

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

Believe in yourself. Pick a path that you, deep down in your soul, won't be ashamed of. — Hiromu Arakawa

I think being so passionate about something is a talent in itself. — Hiromu Arakawa

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

Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth. But the world isn't perfect, and the law is incomplete. Equivalent Exchange doesn't encompass everything that goes on here, but I still choose to believe in its principle, that all things do come at a price, that there's an ebb and a flow, a cycle, that the pain we went through did have a reward, and that anyone who's determined and perseveres will get something of value in return, even if it's not what they expected. I don't think of Equivalent Exchange as a law of the world anymore. I think of it as a promise, between my brother and me. A promise that, someday, we'll see each other again. — Hiromu Arakawa

What do you mean 'lower myself'? That's the only thing I've ever been. Just a simple human who couldn't save a little girl. Not even with alchemy. — Hiromu Arakawa

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) — Hiromu Arakawa

[Thinking about his first day if he were the Fuhrer] "On that day, all female officers will be required to wear ... tiny miniskirts!"
[Strikes pose]
Roy Mustang, The Flame Alchemist, Full metal Alchemist — Hiromu Arakawa

One false move and he'd be a vegetable... — Hiromu Arakawa

Father: Why did you not become mine God!?
God: Because you did not believe in me. — Hiromu Arakawa

We adults are angered by the senseless things that happen every day in this world. However, at the same time we repress those feelings by telling ourselves that "there was no other choice" or "there must have been a reason for it." But it's a natural human reaction to be outraged when senseless things happen. Some things just can't be justified or rationalized. I want boys and girls to grow up valuing those feelings. — Hiromu Arakawa

Mustang: (snatches puppy) Dog, huh? (pause) I LOVE DOGS!
Fuery: Really? You mean it?!
Mustang: OF COURSE! Dogs embody loyalty! They follow their master's commands above all else! Be a jerk to them and they don't complain and they never once beg for a paycheck! Trust me, Fuery, they're the great servants of man! (sings) LOYAL CANINE, HOW WE SALUTE THEE! — Hiromu Arakawa

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

Men should be buff! Women should be vavoom! — Hiromu Arakawa

Bloodshed begets bloodshed. Hatred begits hatred. — Hiromu Arakawa

It's ironic that as scientists that don't believe in god, were the ones that are closest to god. — Hiromu Arakawa

Riza: Without his Alchemy he's just ...
Jean: A little brat who swears a lot
Maes: An arrogant pipsqueak
Roy: Useless. Just useless
Alphonse: Sorry big brother, I don't know how to add to that ...
Ed *starts to cry*: YOU'RE ALL PICKING ON ME!!! — Hiromu Arakawa

Random Central Bad-guys: DROP YOUR WEAPONS! PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR!!!
Ed: Nom nom nom nom nom nom nom ... — Hiromu Arakawa

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

Arakawa: I'd follow three simple rules: 1) Never go within two kilometres of circus freaks. 2) Never go near the butcher shop in Dublith. 3) Always spend under 300 sen on snacks. That ought to keep me alive! — Hiromu Arakawa

In researching this volume, I interviewed veterans who had been at the front during World War II. I read countless books, examined film footage, and listened to many detailed and intense stories firsthand, but the one comment that affected me the most came from a former soldier who lowered his gaze to the tabletop and said, 'I never watch war movies. — Hiromu Arakawa

Humanity's advancement is founded on looking for new possibilities instead of being bound by general principles. — Hiromu Arakawa

I want you by my side. Forever.
(Full Metal Alchemist) — Hiromu Arakawa

There's no such thing as a painless lesson, they just don't exist. Sacrifices are necessary; you can't gain anything without losing something first. Although, if you can endure that pain, and walk away from it you'll find that you now have a heart strong enough to overcome any obstacle. Yea, a heart made fullmetal. — Hiromu Arakawa

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

So that the new generation that will be born can enjoy happiness.
To pay the cost we will have to shoulder corpses and cross a river of blood
(Riza Hawkeye
Fullmetal Alchemist) — Hiromu Arakawa

There's no such thing as being cowardly in a fight.

~Edward Elric — Hiromu Arakawa

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

Haven't you ever heard of the saying, "If you want to shoot the general, first shoot the horse!"?'
Lin
If you wanna shoot the general, then you should just SHOOT THE GENERAL!'
Ed — Hiromu Arakawa

My duty is to serve and protect the twelfth prince of Xing.-Lan Fan to Ling — Hiromu Arakawa

Let me tell you a little story. You may have heard it before.
It's a story about a butcher named Barry.
Once upon a time, in central city, there was a butcher named Barry. Barry loved to chop up meat more than anything in the world. But one day, when Barry got tired of just chopping up cows and pigs ...
... He found something NEW to chop up
PEOPLE. And so, he went out night after night in search of fresh meat.
Eventually, Barry was caught, but not before he had slaughtered 23 victims!!! For terrorizing the poor people of central city, Barry was sent straight to the gallows ... And everyone else lived happily ever after! — Hiromu Arakawa

Friends are connected by their souls, you can't just rinse something out that has been deeply instilled into your sou — Hiromu Arakawa

It brings joy in sorrow, victory in battle, light to darkness, life to the dead. That is the power of the blood-red jewel which men honor with the name The Philosopher's Stone. — Hiromu Arakawa

The Homunculi may have started the war, but we were the ones who carried it out. — Hiromu Arakawa

The truth is cruel but right. — Hiromu Arakawa

Zanpano~: What are your buddies in central Scheming?!
Mini-Enzy: SNUB I don't know...
Zanpano: *Shaking jar Violently* TALK YOU INSECT SCUM!! TALK!!
Frog man: YOU GO, ZANPANO! SHOW IT WHOSE BOSS! — Hiromu Arakawa

You two won't cry; someone should do it for you, don't you think? — Hiromu Arakawa

Feel these muscles and understand how they boast the truth! — Hiromu Arakawa

Why are they burying daddy? Mummy? Mummy! Make 'em stop! Daddy can't go to work like this! — Hiromu Arakawa

You cant gain something, without giving something in return — Hiromu Arakawa

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

Life is a complex cycle, so vast that we can't see it with our own eyes. Maybe it's "The World," maybe it's "The Universe" ... But whatever it's called, you and I are only a tiny part of that great flow. One part of the whole. But all those individual parts come together so that the whole can exist. And the cycle keeps on flowing because all of nature follows this fundamental law. Understanding that flow. Deconstructing and then reconstructing ... That's the meaning of Alchemy. — Hiromu Arakawa

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

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

Wrath and the like do no exist inside me. There is no wrath, or lust, or sloth, or greed, or gluttony, or envy, such emotions have fled from my father. My name is Pride — Hiromu Arakawa

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

Okay, I'm gonna do something slightly illegal now, so you just look the other way for a second. — Hiromu Arakawa

To obtain something, something of equal value must be lost. — Hiromu Arakawa

Ed, "I hate deserts. There is nothing but sand *collapses* If there was some grass I could turn it into bread. I'm starving! Huh? Hey! Al' where'd you go? Al? Hey!"

Al, "Down here! *Al's hand emerges from the sand beneath Ed and grabs Ed's leg*"

Ed, "AHH!!"

Al, "I sunk again. . ."

(cut to later, after Ed dug Al out)

Al, "I get full."

Ed, "Full of what? *kicks Al and sand falls out of his chest plate and buries Ed*"

Al, "Hahahaha. . .hahaha. . .haha. . . ha. . . *still laughing, inches away from Ed*"

Ed, "*bursts out of sand and starts running after Al* Get back here!"

Al, "What are you going to do?"

Ed, "Nothing!"

Al, "Than why are you chasing me?"

Ed, "Stop and you'll find out!"

Al, "I promise I won't get buried again!"

Ed, "Not unless it's by me!"

Al," Ed!"

Ed, "Rrrrrrrrr! — Hiromu Arakawa

When ethnicity is all you think about, there's bound to be confrontation ... But if we see each other as individuals, then it's possible to treat each other as equals. — Hiromu Arakawa

The "Wet Tongue Gets Stuck To A Frozen Flagpole" attack! — Hiromu Arakawa

Fool! Nothing but black ink runs through my veins! — Hiromu Arakawa

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 — Hiromu Arakawa

No fair, sky. I'm the one who feels like crying. — Hiromu Arakawa

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

A painless lesson is one without any meaning, one who does not sacrifice anything cannot achieve anything. — Hiromu Arakawa

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

A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain anything without sacrificing something else in return, but once you have overcome it and made it your own ... you will gain an irreplaceable fullmetal heart. — Hiromu Arakawa

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

He died in the middle of our conversation. How rude ... — Hiromu Arakawa

Al: So what's your strategy?
Ed: I told you, a fist in his face! — Hiromu Arakawa

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

Stand up and walk. Move on. After all, you have perfect legs to stand on. — Hiromu Arakawa

Fiction brings salvation to characters in stories that would otherwise have no salvation at all. — Hiromu Arakawa

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

There are many questions in this world that have no answers. — Hiromu Arakawa

Is it alright to believe in the future where everyone can live in happiness? — Hiromu Arakawa

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

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

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

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

Water: 35 liters, Carbon: 20 kg, Ammonia: 4 liters, Lime:1.5 kg, Phosphrus: 800 g, salt: 250g, saltpeter:100g, Sulfer: 80g, Fluorine: 7.5 g, iron: 5.6 g, Silicon: 3g, and 15 other elements in small quantities ... thats the total chemical makeup of the average adult body. Modern science knows all of this, but there has never been a single example of succesful human trasmutation. It's like there's some missing ingredient ... Scientists have been trying to find it for hundreds of years, pouring tons of money into research, and to this day they don't have a theory. For that matter, the elements found in a human being is all junk that you can buy in any market with a child's allowence. Humans are pretty cheaply made. — Hiromu Arakawa

The power of one man doesn't amount to much. But, however little strength I'm capable of ... I'll do everything humanly possible to protect the people I love, and in turn they'll protect the ones they love. It seems like the least we tiny humans can do for each other — Hiromu Arakawa

Thank you, Edward. You really are special. Being able to create something so wonderful ... But it's too bad ...
... You couldn't put me back together too.
Trisha Elric — Hiromu Arakawa

Stand up and walk. Move forward. — Hiromu Arakawa

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. — Hiromu Arakawa

DONT CALL ME SMALL!!!!!! — Hiromu Arakawa

Stand up and walk. Keep going forward. You have two strong legs to take you there. — Hiromu Arakawa

Winry: So I guess you'll miss having her around, huh?
Al: *Glares* Why are you smiling? — Hiromu Arakawa

Your hands weren't meant to take peoples lives. They were meant to save them. — Hiromu Arakawa

If the ways of this world are based on equivalent exchange, as alchemy says, then in order to allow for a new generation to enjoy good fortune, then the price that we must pay is to carry the bodies of the dead across a river of blood. — Hiromu Arakawa

And now, I'm thinking again, isn't there something we can do about something we can't do anything about? — Hiromu Arakawa

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

I draw manga, therefore I am! — Hiromu Arakawa

A king is no king without his people, but a people without their king would be lost as well.
Lan Fan (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood) — Hiromu Arakawa

Ed: Your crazy!
Winry: BET YOUR BUT I AM! — Hiromu Arakawa

You see, I'm sure we can change. Because we're weak. And because we die. We have to fight in order to live, and that's what will make us strong — Hiromu Arakawa

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

When I was certain he was going to kill me, my mind went blank, and I didn't have any hope anymore. All I could do was scream my lungs out. I felt so helpless, I couldn't even bring myself to believe someone might save me. And then you showed up Al, and I realized that if we don't take care of each other then no one else will. So I'll do anything in my power to get our bodies back, even if it means being the militaries lap dog. And we'll just have to hope our powers are good enough to help us rise above our own limits. Because we're not Gods, we're humans, tiny insignificant humans. Who couldn't even save a little girl.
Edward- Elric — Hiromu Arakawa

Infinite rain of chalk — Hiromu Arakawa

I'M NOT SHORT!!!!!
~Edward Elric — Hiromu Arakawa

You've certainly mellowed out ... you used to be fun, full of life and emotion. Lust, Greed, Sloth, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath, and Pride. Of course, excessive want will destroy anyone, but those same desires are necessary to understand what it means to be human. Why did you rid yourself of them? — Hiromu Arakawa

We're going to start walking again. We can't stand still, you know. Not as long as we're still alive. — Hiromu Arakawa