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"Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1" Quotes

In "Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1," brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric embark on a quest to find the Philosopher's Stone after a failed alchemy experiment leaves them physically altered.

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A lesson without pain is meaningless. That’s because no one can gain without sacrificing something.

Hiromu Arakawa

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Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost.

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

Hiromu Arakawa

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To know sorrow is not terrifying. What is terrifying is to know you can't go back to happiness you could have.

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A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain something without sacrificing something else in return.

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There is no such thing as a painless lesson. They just don’t exist. Sacrifices are necessary. You can’t gain something without losing something first.

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I will not give up. I will not give up. I will not give up until I have achieved what I want.

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We really are weak creatures, but that's why we can strive to become stronger.

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If there’s no door, then I’ll make one!

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It’s because I know the pain of being hurt that I can be kind to others.

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