Fullmetal Alchemist Quotes

"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

"This body comes with many inconveniences. But inconveniences don't make me miserable! 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!"

— Alphonse Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Memories... of the people we were. They're subtle, but they're real. It took me a lot of time to understand what I saw. Books say we shouldn't have memories. Or at least that they're only the memories and emotions of the alchemists who made us. But they are wrong. Those memories are mine."

— Lust · Fullmetal Alchemist

"But you're thinking on too large a scale there, kid... If we don't want to drive ourselves crazy, we can only deal with what's directly in front of us."

— Roy Mustang · Fullmetal Alchemist

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

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"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."

— Lust · 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

"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."

— Father · Fullmetal Alchemist

"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, the price that we must pay, is to carry the bodies of the dead across a river of blood."

— Riza Hawkeye · Fullmetal Alchemist

"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 Envy] Now I see. You're Jealous. You're jealous of humans, aren't you? According to you, humans are supposed to be a lot weaker than Homunculi. And yet, even if they get discouraged after being beaten, and even if they get close to falling down after losing their paths, they continue to get up and fight. Everyone around them helps them get back up. And you're envious of that."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"The death of a culture, is the death of a people."

— Miles · Fullmetal Alchemist

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

— Father · Fullmetal Alchemist

"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 is what will make us strong."

— Trisha Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Open your eyes. "God" is nothing more than a construct created by man to inspire fear and promote order."

— King Bradley · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Appearances rarely share the whole truth."

— Pride · Fullmetal Alchemist

"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?"

— Envy · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Destruction and creation are two sides of the same coin! You must destroy to create! That is the law of the universe!"

— Alex Louis Armstrong · Fullmetal Alchemist

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

— Olivier Mira Armstrong · Fullmetal Alchemist

"You want to bring back someone that you've lost. You might want money. Maybe you want women. Or, you might want to protect the world. These are all common things people want. Things that their hearts desire. Greed may not be good, but it's not so bad, either. You humans think greed is just for money and power! But everyone wants something they don't have."

— Greed · Fullmetal Alchemist

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

— Lan Fan · Fullmetal Alchemist

"There's no such thing as no such thing."

— Greed · Fullmetal Alchemist

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

— Riza Hawkeye · Fullmetal Alchemist

"I'm not short, I just live in a big world."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist