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 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 Heart made fullmetal."

"Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world out there that lives outside ourselves and our dreams."

"The next time I make you cry, they'll be tears of joy!"

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!"

"Survival is the only way, Ed. Live on and learn more about alchemy!"

Roy Mustang
"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."

"When I, who am called a 'weapon' or a 'monster', fight a real monster, I can fully realize I'm just a human."

"This is hard, He's such a small target"

Scar
"I am walking down a path of no return, so I will leave behind me every gift I've received from God."

"A man who inflicts suffering can not rest. His guilty mind won't allow it. But today I can finally close my eyes to the living nightmare and lay down, knowing that I won't wake again. Brother..."

Riza Hawkeye
"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."

"I will follow into hell if you ask me to"

"Is it alright for me to believe in a future that everyone can live in happiness?"

"Can i trust you Roy... with my father's research?"

Winry Rockbell
"You two won't cry; someone should do it for you, don't you think?"

"I'm a hostage either way, so I might as well get to choose my captor."

"Here. You'll die if we don't bandage it."

"So thats why you're a thief? If you're so grateful, then you should clean up your act and stop picking pockets! Mr. Dominic gave you these legs out of a selfless act of good will!"

Maes Hughes
"Gracia, Elicia, i'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

Solf J. Kimblee
"The one thing worse than death is to avert your eyes from it. Look straight at the people you kill. Don't take your eyes off them for a second. And don't ever forget them, because I promise that they won't forget you."

"Ah... what a beautiful sound. It doesn't get any better than that. I can feel it deep in my bones, like a part of me I never noticed before. That sound is an extension of my being. And this land - this land that's governed by death - I will paint it red with this shard of destruction."

Van Hohenheim
"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?"

"I thought living forever was nothing but exhausting. But since I met you and our sons, for the first time I felt glad to be alive. It was a full life. Yes, this is enough...ah, damn it! I don't really want to die."

Trisha Elric
"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."

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."

"Real mates are linked by their souls! "

"Hungry..."

Fu
"My prince....become the king you are destined to be.This old man.....will now take his eternal rest!!"

"I'm bringing you with me to hell...Bradley!!"

Lan Fan
"A king is no king without his people. But people without a king are lost as well!"

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

"Love for the dead is pointless. We fight to keep them alive, that is all."

"Survival of the fittest."

Dr. Knox
"This room reeks of optimism."

Tim Marcoh
"The Sage's Stone, the Grand Elixir, the Celestial Stone, the Red Tincture, the Fifth Element - just as the Philosopher's Stone is called by many names, so it can take on many forms."

Lust
"You won. I hate to lose, but if I must die, I'm glad it's at the hands of a man like you. Those eyes, so clear and focused, I love them. I look foward to seeing those become clouded from suffering. That day will come very soon."

"Maybe you are right. Where did I come from and where will I go when I die? Maybe all this time that is what I wanted: the freedom to find out."

Greed
"Geez, both Ling and shorty pretty much made the light of me...it's enough...Yeah it's enough...I don't need anything else anymore...Gahaha...Farewell...my friends of the soul."

"Unfortunately I'm greedy as can be. I want your life too, Wrath."

"I'm greedy as hell, only 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..."

Envy
(To Wrath) "What's wrong with you!? How could you let that bastard go after what he did?!! You should've yanked his spine out of his mouth! It's not too late to kill him, so get to it!"

"The question is, are you going to work with us - if not, the village is history. Lust told me about your arrangement; as long as we agree to leave the village alone, you'll do whatever we ask. Which is it? Agree to work with us, and kill everyone in this country, or, refuse to work with us and watch every one in your beloved village die? Fool, you just have to forsake one little village to save an entire country. Too bad you don't have the stomach to do the logical thing. Ha ha, I shouldn't be surprised, that's just how all you humans are, you put emotion before common sense. I killed a man who was like that once. All I had to do was make myself look like his wife and he was helpless - he couldn't even fight me! You humans are so easy to take advantage of. Lucky us."

"I'm gonna show you two boys something neat before we die."

"THAT'S ENOUGH! You should have just done as you were told, but if you scum really wanna test me, then I'll show WHO'S IN CHARGE!"

"Don't look down on me, you WORMS!"

"I'm alive again! (maniacal laughter) Thanks for getting me this far, little squirt. So kind of you. Very kind."

"Really? And what about your sick games? Don't kid yourself, Mustang, you know how humans love to watch other people suffer while making fools of themselves. I mean, why else would you constantly be at war with each other?"

"Moron? Tell me who the real moron is here, because I don't think it's me! I prefer to use that term for someone who falls for a cheap trick like this! Ha ha! You should see your face! Oh, you're not gonna believe this, but that was the same look on Hughes' face when I shot him! The utter shock, the dumb confusion! You could see every emotion he felt as his own wife shot him! It, was, GREAT!"

"Are you a moron? Some nice, flowery words and feigned empathy?! You make me sick to my stomach! Are you humans always such pathetic worms?! Why can't you just listen to your gut and do what you want to? Colonel Mustang, have you forgotten? Your pal, Scar, here was going to kill you! And what's more, wasn't he the one who killed the parents of the pipsqueak's girly friend? Oh, yeah! And what about that little girl who became a chimera? Scar was responsible for her death, too! And as for you! Have you completely forgotten your hatred for they did to your Ishvalan countrymen? And then, this woman! She has the arrogance to claim the sight of a hawk; she shot your buddies left and right! You'll never get another chance! This is the perfect time! The ultimate opportunity! Hate them and weep! Kill and be killed! Fight each other! Grovel in the dirt! How could you four hope to team up? You're way beyond the point of kissing and making up! Right, pipsqueak? Right, Hawkeye? Mustang? Scar? There's no way. No. No, you can't! Never! NEVER! It's impossible! How could you? How could you do it? HOW!?"

"Bye bye...Edward...Elric."

Pride
"What was it you were always saying? That you wanted to see which way the world would choose. And here you are, dying like a pathetic rat. It must be humiliating."

"HOHENHEIM!"

"Appearences rarely share the whole truth."

Wrath
"Let me get this straight, you think surrendering, and offering yourself will stop the war? How arrogant. The life of each human is worth one, that's it. Nothing more, nothing less."

"My life was lived on the rails that were laid down for me...but thanks to you humans, it was...to some degree, a good life...one worth living."

"Greetings, I'm back. It would appear that things have gotten a little out of hand since my leave, haven't they?"

"Why must everyone make such a fuss over the death of a single soldier? The moment a soldier dons his uniform, he accepts the reality that he might be buried in it."

"Open your eyes. 'God' is nothing more than a construct created by man to inspire fear and provoke order. If you wish to see me struck down, for all these atrocities, use your own hands to do so, not 'God's'."

Father
"It's remarkable how weak they are. They have an innate fear of the dark. And how do they handle this fear? They simply pretend that it doesn't exist. They run away from it. How could anyone say humans aren't weak? It's an inherent trait. How about we take advantage of their weakness? They certainly do make a good natural resource. Right? It's all they're good for."

"You can't change reality, just your perception!"

"When you notice an insect on the ground, do you stop to consider it a fool? The life of an insect is so beneath you that it would be a waste of your time to even consider judging it. That would be an accurate summation of my feelings towards you humans."

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


 * "Nice Moves, old man. And thanks for the help; you really saved my ass."


 * "I wasn't trying to save your ass; I was saving the body of the Young Lord!"


 * "Well, it's the same ass..."

- Greed (in Ling's body) and Fu

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