“More than anyone else, humanity is a species which looks forward to tomorrow. Because of their dreams, they can bear with the unjustness of the present.”
“Only humans, with their short lifespan, are driven to solve every problem they encounter. It is how they live.”
“AHA-HA-HA! Alchemists are scientists. We don't believe in unprovable concepts like "God". *Rose looks angry* We strive to uncover the principles of creation in the matter of the world, to pursue truth... *gazes at Leto statue* it's ironic that we scientists... who don't believe in God... are in a sense the closest things to him.”
“Only a foolish human would attempt to rationalize emotion.”
“The dead can't talk.”
“If you don’t have the resolve to take responsibility for her until the very end, then don’t do anything unnecessary.”
“Holding in your own feelings like that... ye think tha' no one's gonna get hurt since ye're not lettin' it show to anyone? Tha's just the same as goin' 'round hurting everyone anyway!! What ye're doin' isn't ye keepin' everyone dear to ye!! Ye're just protectin' yerself!!! Ye're just 'fraid of gettin' hurt! Losin' yer nerve! Ye're just scared!!”
“If a member of one’s family is killed by a thief, then one should hate the thief. But people will miss aim their hatred — why should they go to where the thief hides? If one loses a family member to sickness, then one should hate the disease. It is not the doctor’s fault; yet people will hate the doctor.”
“Once you find out whom you made the promise to, will you really be able to fall in love with her?”
“It's just... a love that's continued for many years without straying is something that, to anyone who sees it, is beautiful and impossible to fault. But... Though it may be short, and it may be something that's become crooked and bent partway through, if they're serious about the way they feel... then I don't think that's something that isn't beautiful.”
“You don't call someone a friend when they just remember you. You're friends because you like each other.”
“Don't forget, our existence is a fragile and uncertain one, knowing that any one of us could die at any moment. In this short time that we have, we all have one or two wishes that we'd like to fulfill. Losing the most important wish... is like losing your reason for living.”
“You have no intention of reciprocating my daughter's feelings, do you? So what gives you the right to speak in that way? Perhaps you wish to appease your guilty conscience. Would you not call that "hypocrisy"?”
“Aki, you can't lie when you confess to someone. I'm trying to comfort you know, but if I just wanted to comfort you, I won't confess to you. I confessed to you like this because I really like you. But I do find it a little annoying how you fidget around like this, and I really hate you for blaming yourself and regretting your actions. -- and I really hate you when you said that a girl, who summoned all her courage to confess to you, is lying.”
“On a Monday, God created the world. On Tuesday, God drew the line between Order and Chaos. On Wednesday, God arranged each and every number. On Thursday, God permitted the ebb and flow of Time. On Friday, God explored every nook and cranny of the world. On Saturday, God rested. And on Sunday, God... forsook the world.”
“I’ve always been wondering, even though you’ve been treating me carefully like a princess, are you just trying to keep your distance away from me? You praise me so much and belittle yourself, so I feel that you’re trying to keep your distance away from me...”
“Those who are granted great power lose all self-restraint when among the weak. Oranges don't start out rotten. It's the container that makes them rot.”