Fullmetal Alchemist Quotes

It's a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful.

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.

Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world that exists outside ourselves and our dreams.

A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain anything without sacrificing something else in return, but once you have overcome it and made it your own...you will gain an irreplaceable fullmetal heart.

Humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. This is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth.

Haven't you ever heard of the saying, "If you want to shoot the general, first shoot the horse!"?' --Lin If you wanna shoot the general, then you should just SHOOT THE GENERAL!' --Ed

Enduring and forgiving are two different things. You must not forgive the cruelty of this world. It's our duty as human beings to be angry at injustice. But we must also endure it. Because someone must sever this chain of hatred.

A lesson without pain is meaningless. That's because no one can gain without sacrificing something. But by enduring that pain and overcoming it, he shall obtain a powerful, unmatched heart. A fullmetal heart.

Roy: "Looks like it's starting to rain" Riza: "But..It's not raining..." Roy: "Yes it is. This is the rain.

Stand up and walk. Keep moving forward. You've got two good legs. So get up and use them. You're strong enough to make your own path.-Edward Elric

So that the new generation that will be born can enjoy happiness. To pay the cost we will have to shoulder corpses and cross a river of blood (Riza Hawkeye -- Fullmetal Alchemist)

When I, who is called a "weapon" or a "monster", fight a real monster, I can fully realize that I am just a "human".

Riza: Without his Alchemy he's just... Jean: A little brat who swears a lot Maes: An arrogant pipsqueak Roy: Useless. Just useless Alphonse: Sorry big brother, I don't know how to add to that... Ed *starts to cry*: YOU'RE ALL PICKING ON ME!!!

Well, it's like that myth about the hero. He made wings out of wax so he could fly, but when he got too close to the Sun, to God, the wax melted and he crashed to the ground

Fool! Nothing but black ink runs through my veins!

What?! I'm not small! It's the world that's too big!!

There's no such thing as being cowardly in a fight. ~Edward Elric

Greed (as Ling): You humans always get all "holier-than-thou" when it comes to this stuff... I really don't get you. Edward: It's called having integrity. You should try it sometime

I'm tired of this. It's like, just when I think our goal is within reach, it slips right through our fingers. It's happened time and again. Now, when we finally in our grasp, the truth slaps us in the face.

Is it alright to believe in the future where everyone can live in happiness?

You cant gain something, without giving something in return

It’s ironic that as scientists that don’t believe in god, were the ones that are closest to god.

DONT CALL ME SMALL!!!!!!

The two brothers who sought to get their only family back, to feel her warmth, one lost his last family member and the other could never feel warmth again. The one who wanted her baby back lost chance of having one again, And the one who had a vision to see his country change became blind.

A king is no king without his people, but a people without their king would be lost as well. Lan Fan (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood)

Bloodshed begets bloodshed. Hatred begits hatred.

The "Wet Tongue Gets Stuck To A Frozen Flagpole" attack!

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.

It brings joy in sorrow, victory in battle, light to darkness, life to the dead. That is the power of the blood-red jewel which men honor with the name "The Philosopher's Stone.

Hughes: (Talking for Mustang) 'I won't allow you to die under my jurisdiction because it'd be a pain to clean up the mess.' That's what he said. Edward: Fine. Tell him, 'Understood. I'll never die before you, colonel, you @#'$ idiot.' Hughes: Ha ha ha! They say the ruder you are, the luckier you are! In that case, you and Roy are gonna live forever!

Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning...because humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return.

Water: 35 liters, Carbon: 20 kg, Ammonia: 4 liters, Lime:1.5 kg, Phosphrus: 800 g, salt: 250g, saltpeter:100g, Sulfer: 80g, Fluorine: 7.5 g, iron: 5.6 g, Silicon: 3g, and 15 other elements in small quantities.... thats the total chemical makeup of the average adult body. Modern science knows all of this, but there has never been a single example of succesful human trasmutation. It's like there's some missing ingredient..... Scientists have been trying to find it for hundreds of years, pouring tons of money into research, and to this day they don't have a theory. For that matter, the elements found in a human being is all junk that you can buy in any market with a child's allowence. Humans are pretty cheaply made.

The Homunculi may have started the war, but we were the ones who carried it out.

Thank you, Edward. You really are special. Being able to create something so wonderful.....But it's too bad... ... You couldn't put me back together too. Trisha Elric

Your hands weren't meant to take peoples lives. They were meant to save them.

To obtain something, something of equal value must be lost.

A painless lesson is one without any meaning, one who does not sacrifice anything cannot achieve anything.

Life will come to an end, a return to dust from which we came... The spirit becomes memories living in the minds of people.

In researching this volume, I interviewed veterans who had been at the front during World War II. I read countless books, examined film footage, and listened to many detailed and intense stories firsthand, but the one comment that affected me the most came from a former soldier who lowered his gaze to the tabletop and said, ‘I never watch war movies.

Truth is stranger than fiction," as the old saying goes. When I watch a documentary, I can't help crying and then I think to myself, "Fiction can't compete with this." But when I mentioned this to a veteran manga artist friend of mine he said that "fiction brings salvation to characters in stories that would otherwise have no salvation at all." His words strengthened the conviction of my manga spirit.

Okay, I'm gonna do something slightly illegal now, so you just look the other way for a second.

When I was certain he was going to kill me, my mind went blank, and I didn't have any hope anymore. All I could do was scream my lungs out. I felt so helpless, I couldn't even bring myself to believe someone might save me. And then you showed up Al, and I realized that if we don't take care of each other then no one else will. So I'll do anything in my power to get our bodies back, even if it means being the militaries lap dog. And we'll just have to hope our powers are good enough to help us rise above our own limits. Because we're not Gods, we're humans, tiny insignificant humans. Who couldn't even save a little girl. " Edward- Elric

I think being so passionate about something is a talent in itself.

The truth is cruel but right.

All right people, listen up! If you've got a family back home waiting for you or if you just want to save your own skin, turn around and walk away. Also, women! I have no intention of fighting any women!

There's no such thing as 'no such thing'!

the one who does not sacrifice anything cannot achieve anything

When ethnicity is all you think about, there’s bound to be confrontation…But if we see each other as individuals, then it’s possible to treat each other as equals.

Appearances rarely share the whole truth

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)

Water: 35 Liters. Carbon: 20 Kg. Ammonia: 4 Liters. Lime: 1.5 Kg. Phosphorus: 800 g. Salt: 250 g. Saltpeter: 100g. Sulfur: 80g. Fluorine: 7.5 g. Iron: 5 g. Silicon: 3 g. And 15 other elements in small quantities... That's the total chemical makeup of the average adult body... For that matter, the elements found in a human being... is all junk that you can buy in any market with a child's allowance. Humans are pretty cheaply made. - Edward Elric

What do you mean 'lower myself'? That's the only thing I've ever been. Just a simple human who couldn't save a little girl. Not even with alchemy.

Let me tell you a little story. You may have heard it before. It's a story about a butcher named Barry. Once upon a time, in central city, there was a butcher named Barry. Barry loved to chop up meat more than anything in the world. But one day, when Barry got tired of just chopping up cows and pigs... ...He found something NEW to chop up-- PEOPLE. And so, he went out night after night in search of fresh meat. Eventually, Barry was caught, but not before he had slaughtered 23 victims!!! For terrorizing the poor people of central city, Barry was sent straight to the gallows...And everyone else lived happily ever after!

Roy Mustang looks dead sexy...in a miniskirt!

Ed, "I hate deserts. There is 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!" Al, "Down here! *Al's hand emerges from the sand beneath Ed and grabs Ed's leg*" Ed, "AHH!!" Al, "I sunk again. . ." (cut to later, after Ed dug Al out) Al, "I get full." Ed, "Full of what? *kicks Al and sand falls out of his chest plate and buries Ed*" Al, "Hahahaha. . .hahaha. . .haha. . . ha. . . *still laughing, inches away from Ed*" Ed, "*bursts out of sand and starts running after Al* Get back here!" Al, "What are you going to do?" Ed, "Nothing!" Al, "Than why are you chasing me?" Ed, "Stop and you'll find out!" Al, "I promise I won't get buried again!" Ed, "Not unless it's by me!" Al," Ed!" Ed, "Rrrrrrrrr!

There once was a hero who flew too close to the sun. His wings of wax fell apart and he plummeted to the earth.

to train the mind, first train the body

Fiction brings salvation to characters in stories that would otherwise have no salvation at all.

Looks like God really hates those man that broke his rules.

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 beautiful.

Humanity's advancement is founded on looking for new possibilities instead of being bound by general principles.

A lesson without pain is meaningless. That's because no one can gain without sacrificing something. But by enduring that pain and overcoming it, he shall obtain a powerful, unmatched heart. A fullmetal heart

Life is a complex cycle, so vast that we can’t see it with our own eyes. Maybe it’s “The World,” maybe it’s “The Universe”…But whatever it’s called, you and I are only a tiny part of that great flow. One part of the whole. But all those individual parts come together so that the whole can exist. And the cycle keeps on flowing because all of nature follows this fundamental law. Understanding that flow. Deconstructing and then reconstructing…That’s the meaning of Alchemy.

I guess god really does have it in for us sinners.

The greatest army in the world is one witch does not fear death.

A painless lesson is one without any meaning.

Anything that is alive will die one day and its body will return to the earth... Which in turn makes the flowers and grass grow. In the same way, our souls become nourishment for the people around us, and live on through the memories of those we loved. Everything in this world has a flow. Even human lives.

If you want to make something, you need something of the equivalent cost.

What do I most look forward to when creating manga? Why, doing the bonus pages, of course! I wish I could just do a whole 180 of nothing but bonus pages!

I have no intention of living on alone. After this battle is over, I will erase my life, along with the secret to flame alchemy that's led good men to madness.

There's something comforting facing death like this, wouldn't you agree? It's all that matters, nothing else seems to exist outside my pure instinct to survive. Rank, personal history, birth, race, sex, the name given to you; it's all meaningless, this is the only thing that's real, to fight on behalf of my own life and nothing else. I've never felt so complete, I guess you could say I've finally arrived.

Enduring and forgiving are two different things. You must not forgive the cruelty of this world. It's our duty as human beings to be angry at injustice. But we must also endure it. Because someone must sever this chain of hatred.

Para crear un cosa, debes pagar con otra del mismo valor, es la ley del intercambio equivalente. Pero el mundo no es perfecto y no existe una sola ley que gobierne todo lo que sucede en él. Aún así, sigo pensando que la gente no puede conseguir algo sin pagar algo a cambio ... La gente que se esfuerza sabe que tarde o temprano obtendrá su recompensa

Sebebi bir Homunculus olsa bile savaşı yapan bizdik.

Zor zamanlarda kahraman denilen kişilere barış zamanında sadece çok insan öldüren katiller gözüyle bakılır.

Feel these muscles and understand how they boast the truth!

Dedication is a talent all on its own.

Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning because humankind cannot gain anything without first gaining something in return.

A soldier who strikes fast strikes first.’ It means you have to get the initiative to achieve a quick victory.

And Stay with them you should. Being different from somebody isn't a good enough reason to leave. It's not a reason at all. I'm sure Luon and Shelley feel the same way about you.

I hope he becomes a good boy with a pure heart. These are difficult times, and I think the most important thing for us is to be kind to others.