"I sunk again. *after sinking in the dese…" — Alphonse Elric Quote

"Killed in action and promoted two ranks for it. Brigadier General Hughes. You were the guy who was supposed to work below me and to push me to the top. Then you get yourself killed and surpass me in the ranks. I don't know what's more absurd, You or the State."

— Roy Mustang · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Men are not men on the battlefield. We turn into some other creature. You can do the cruelest things... It doesn't even matter if it's an order or not. To protect yourself, your mind shuts out any emotions you have. It's like a steel door. But once the war is over, you can't keep it closed forever."

— Fullmetal Alchemist · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Hughes again? Put him through. It's me. I won't listen if you're going to be bragging about your daughter. *...* Hughes? Hughes... Hey! Hughes! Hughes!!"

— Roy Mustang · Fullmetal Alchemist

"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."

— King Bradley · Fullmetal Alchemist

"If there is such a thing as the work of the devil, then there's no doubt it's what happened in this incident."

— Riza Hawkeye · Fullmetal Alchemist

"[To Father] 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?"

— Van Hohenheim · Fullmetal Alchemist