Quotes

Edward Elric
"Shorty?! Could a shorty do this?! What else you want to call me: a half-pint bean-sprout midget?! I'm still growing you backwater desert idiots!"

"A lessong without pain is meaningless. That's because no one can gain without sacrificing something. But by enzuring that pain and overcoming it... he shall obtain a powerful, unmatched heart. A Fullmetal heart."

Alphonse Elric
"This body comes with many inconveniences. But inconveniences don't make me misrable! There is no reason for you to pity me! My life was put back together with alchemy by my brother. If i deny myself, that would mean i'm denying my brother, along with alchemy. I believe in the potential that alchemy holds. I want to believe in it!"

Ling Yao
"If you turn your back on something you wanted, then you don't deserve to call yourself 'Greed'!"

"A king exists for his people, without subjects rulers can not exist."

Olivier Armstrong
"Don't patronize me, Alex! Your bloated muscles are worthless without a spine!"

Dialogues

 * "Haven't you ever heard the phrase 'if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse'?"


 * "If you want to shoot the general, you should just SHOOT THE GENERAL!"

- Ling Yao and Edward Elric

Anime Quotes

 * 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. -Alphonse Elric
 * (After being stabbed)... Damn kid... that was good. -Greed
 * I'm greedy as hell, always out for myself. She always said it would be the death of me. They pull the strings, now cut them. I'm counting on you, kid... [dies] -Greed
 * 'Cause we're not gods. We're humans. Tiny, insignifigant humans...who couldn't even save a little girl. -Edward Elric
 * Tell him: "Fine, there's no way I'm dying before you do, you morally bankrupt Colonel with a god complex." -Edward Elric
 * ...There's an old myth, about a hero who flew on wings made of wax. He thought he could touch the sun, but when he got too close, his wings melted and he came crashing back down to Earth. -Edward Elric
 * (To Hohenheim) I know everything! I know the two of you were lovers because I read the letter. I know you've been keeping yourselves alive jumping from one body to another. But what I don't understand is if you and that evil bitch were so perfect together, why did you feel the need to marry my mother?! Did you get some sick satisfaction out of pretending to be a normal human? -Edward Elric
 * Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world out there, that lives outside of ourselves and our dreams. -Edward Elric
 * We're all lost...that's why we're sad. -Van Hohenheim
 * The world isn't perfect. But it's there for us, doing the best it can....that's what makes it so damn beautiful. -Roy Mustang
 * The truth is...I'm running out of time. You say this world isn't yours but it is mine and I wanna leave proof that I lived in it! It's a bit late for you to start caring now! -Alfons Heiderich
 * You boys had a long journey together - all the people you helped along the way, all of the hardships, the pain of losing friends you loved; the determination, sweat, and blood....don't you think that is the price you paid? -Van Hohenheim