Fullmetal Alchemist Quotes

"Attention, gun-toting extremists! Can you hear me all right, or did you blow your ears out playing target practice?"

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A RUNT SO TINY HE COULD ONLY BE SEEN WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS, YOU JERK!"

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"*on the phone* I'm sorry to interrupt you, Major, but let me offer a bit of feminine advice. BABIES AREN'T BORN AFTER JUST FIVE MONTHS!"

— Riza Hawkeye · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Nobody calls me a pipsqueak and gets away with it! Not even a little girl!"

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"*referring to Alphonse* This pain's nothing...compared to what he's given up..."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Dad left... A long time ago, when brother and I were still boys. Mom stared off into the distance a lot. But she carried on as if nothing were wrong."

— Alphonse Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"What do I have to live for now that I know Cain won't come back? You tell me that, Ed!"

— Winry Rockbell · Fullmetal Alchemist

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A MOUSY LITTLE PIPSQUEAK?!"

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Told you, Rose. Get too close to the sun, and you'll burn."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Don't look away, Rose! You need to see what happens when you try to bring a human to life, when you cross into God's territory or whatever the hell it is! Is this what you want?! Look!!"

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"By the way, I don't get my skills from a pocketwatch."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"You combined animals, the most depraved kind of alchemy there is."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"It's true, I don't have a body, but I'm here. This is my punishment for setting foot on holy ground where mortals are forbidden. We made a mistake, Rose, and we're paying for it."

— Alphonse Elric · 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

"*spits out his juice* I don't think so, pops! Do I look like a clown to you?!"

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"I sunk again. *after sinking in the desert*"

— Alphonse Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"I hate deserts. It's nothing but sand. *collapses* If there was some grass, I could turn it into bread. I'm starving! Huh? Hey! Al, where'd you go? Al? Hey!"

— Edward Elric · 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

"The Philosopher's Stone: those who possess it, no longer bound by the laws of equivalent exchange in alchemy, can gain without sacrifice...create without equal exchange. We searched for it... and we found it."

— Alphonse Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of equivalent exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one and only truth."

— Alphonse Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Oh this is perfect! Now my arm's fallen off too! Today is a terrible day!"

— Alphonse Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Awww!! There are just so many people whose asses I have to kick!"

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"*Ed crawling through an air vent* Che. It's so tight, it makes me glad that I have a small body. Shit! I just admitted I'm small!""

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist

"Stand up and walk... Move on... After all, you have perfect legs to stand on..."

— Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist