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

Hiromu Arakawa

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Hiromu Arakawa
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: May 8
Artist
Mangaka
Hokkaido
Hiromi Arakawa
Equal
Values
Lost
Given
Anime
Must
Alchemist
Something
Alchemy
Obtain
Value

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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.
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It’s ironic that as scientists that don’t believe in god, were the ones that are closest to god.
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Your hands weren't meant to take peoples lives. They were meant to save them.
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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.
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Believe in yourself. Pick a path that you, deep down in your soul, won't be ashamed of.
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I'M NOT SHORT!!!!! ~Edward Elric
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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.
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What, exactly, is the happiness that can be earned by turning away from reality?
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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.
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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.
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If there's no door, then I'll make one!
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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!
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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.
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But even so, we're not devils, let alone gods. We're human. We're human!
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It's a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful.
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And now, I'm thinking again, isn't there something we can do about something we can't do anything about?
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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)
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There are many questions in this world that have no answers.
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What?! I'm not small! It's the world that's too big!!
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