"CHILDBIRTH'S NOT ALCHEMY, YOU DOPE!"

"Any man who has the brains to think and the nerve to act for the benefit of the people of the country, is considered a radical, by those who are content with stagnation and willing to endure disaster."

— Roy Mustang · Fullmetal Alchemist

"I'm as normal as they come and this is a contest of freaks! What do you want me to do, shoot my slingshot at him?"

— Maes Hughes · Fullmetal Alchemist

"*grabs two citizens and swings them around in a circle* 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!"

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Hughes, just a bit of advice. The soldiers who never shut up about their girls back home... They don't make it."

— Roy Mustang · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Alchemy: The science of understanding the structure of matter, breaking it down, then reconstructing it as something else. It can even make gold from lead. But alchemy is a science, so it must follow the natural laws: To create, something of equal value must be lost. This is the principle of Equivalent Exchange. But on that night, I learned the value of some things can't be measured on a simple scale. My brother and I knew the laws of science, of Equivalent Exchange, that gain required sacrifice, that something had to be taken from us. But we thought there was nothing more we could lose. We were wrong."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"You clearly have nerves of steel. But, I'd say you still have much to learn about the world."

— King Bradley · Fullmetal Alchemist