"Whoever invented stew is brilliant! It h…" — Edward Elric Quote

"On the day we left, we burned down the family home and all the familiar things inside. Because some memories aren't meant to leave traces."

— Alphonse Elric · 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

"Everything we see, everyone we meet, is caught up in a great unseen flow. But it's bigger than that. It's the entire world, the entire universe even. And compared to something as big as that, Al, you and I are tiny, not even the size of ants. Only one small part within a much greater flow. Nothing more than a fraction of the whole. But by putting all those "ones" together, you get one great "All", just like Teacher said. The flow of this universe follows laws of such magnitude that you and I can't even imagine them."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"The heroes during times of war, are nothing but mass murderers during times of peace."

— Riza Hawkeye · Fullmetal Alchemist

"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."

— Solf J. Kimblee · Fullmetal Alchemist

"I lost my pawns, my knight, my rook, my bishop, and even my queen. But, it's not checkmate, just yet."

— Roy Mustang · Fullmetal Alchemist