Fullmetal Alchemist Quotes

"There's no way I'm dying before you do, you morally bankrupt Colonel with a God complex."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"[telling Mustang about the investigation on Scar] His bloodstained clothes washed up further downstream. We don't know if that means that he's dead, or just naked."

— Maes Hughes · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Yeah, it's still a nameless sniper. It's become quite a topic among us. She's still a cadet from the military academy, but at any rate she's got a good arm. It seems she's been brought all the way out here. Hah... to think they have to pull out even a little chick like that... this must be the end."

— Maes Hughes · Fullmetal Alchemist

"*to Edward* So, you hooked up with your mechanic, huh? Not too shabby, sprout."

— Maes Hughes · Fullmetal Alchemist

"A bratty little midget."

— Maes Hughes · Fullmetal Alchemist

"A normal guy like me isn't going to be part of some "believe it or not" episode with nutcases like you guys!"

— Maes Hughes · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Are you telling me to go back and put a corpse on trial?"

— Maes Hughes · 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

"If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate."

— Roy Mustang · Fullmetal Alchemist

"The great flow that maintains the universe, call it the cycle of life, the course of nature each one of us is just a small part of that part. One in the all. Yet without all the individual ones, the all can't exist. This world flows by following grander laws that we can't even imagine. To recognize that flow, to work in it. To decompose, and recreate, that is alchemy."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Some memories... aren't meant to leave traces."

— Alphonse Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Nothing's perfect, the world's not perfect, but it's there for us, trying the best it can. That's what makes it so damn beautiful."

— Roy Mustang · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Wrong, holy man. All we want is to get our bodies normal again. See, we don't lie about what's possible. We didn't start a cult."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Sun, it's just a mass of hydrogen... Get too close to it and all you do is burn."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"*referring to Armstrong taking off his shirt* Did he have to strip?.."

— Riza Hawkeye · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Foolish alchemists who have turned their backs on the ways of God...shall all be punished."

— Scar · Fullmetal Alchemist

"I think you've got me all wrong. My motives aren't so sophisticated as "revenge" or "honor" or any of that... The reason I killed all of those men... was because I could. It's that simple."

— Solf J. Kimblee · 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

"Save your breath. The laws of alchemy don't justify murder!"

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Whoever invented stew is brilliant! It has milk in it and it still tastes good."

— Edward Elric · 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're lucky Al. Since your body's huge."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"*referring to Winry* I didn't know she could be so cute."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"For one that turns against God to come in person to receive judgement... Today is a good day!"

— Scar · Fullmetal Alchemist