Smallville Quotes
Bart (Flash): [to Clark] You know, I've always wondered if there was anyone out there like me, and it turns out to be you, Jimmy Crack Corn fresh from the farm.
TV Show: Smallville
Bart: You know what, man? Enough about poor little street urchin, all right? Let's take a closer look at the mysterious Clark Kent... You like to study Native American mythology. You've scrawled the name "Lana" on your notebooks, and you have one of the most boring hobbies known to man. Rock collecting.
Clark: I don't collect r--
[Bart opens a lead box with Kryptonite in it]
Bart: Dude, are you okay?
Clark: Put that away. I'm allergic.
Bart: Man, I've heard of people sneezing around cats and dogs and stuff, but never getting all weak in the knees over a rock.
Clark: It's a long story.
Bart: Which is one I'm sure I would love to hear... after we get back.
Clark: Get back from where?
Bart: Anywhere we want. I mean, dude, we are two super-powered studs here. Why else do you think I came to Smellyville looking for you, man? Let's go crank it up, go have some fun! You ever seen Florida?
Clark: I don't collect r--
[Bart opens a lead box with Kryptonite in it]
Bart: Dude, are you okay?
Clark: Put that away. I'm allergic.
Bart: Man, I've heard of people sneezing around cats and dogs and stuff, but never getting all weak in the knees over a rock.
Clark: It's a long story.
Bart: Which is one I'm sure I would love to hear... after we get back.
Clark: Get back from where?
Bart: Anywhere we want. I mean, dude, we are two super-powered studs here. Why else do you think I came to Smellyville looking for you, man? Let's go crank it up, go have some fun! You ever seen Florida?
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Clark: You haven't been listening to anything I've said to you. You can't go around stealing whatever you want.
Bart: Why not?
Clark: Because there are laws.
Bart: For normal people. And, dude, why do you treat your abilities like a curse? They're not, man. They're a gift. I'm gonna use them.
Clark: I'm not saying you shouldn't. Just use them to help people, not hurt them.
Bart: Why not?
Clark: Because there are laws.
Bart: For normal people. And, dude, why do you treat your abilities like a curse? They're not, man. They're a gift. I'm gonna use them.
Clark: I'm not saying you shouldn't. Just use them to help people, not hurt them.
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Clark: I just came by to see if you were all right. I heard you had some trouble in Metropolis.
Lex: News travels fast.
Clark: Curse of a small town. So what happened?
Lex: I decided to play cowboy and got my spurs handed to me. To be honest, I don't know why I'm not dead.
Clark: There must be someone watching over you.
Lex: In more ways than one.
Lex: News travels fast.
Clark: Curse of a small town. So what happened?
Lex: I decided to play cowboy and got my spurs handed to me. To be honest, I don't know why I'm not dead.
Clark: There must be someone watching over you.
Lex: In more ways than one.
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Clark: So, what are you gonna do now?
Bart: I don't know. I mean, it's a big world. I figure I'd check it out, see if there's anyone else out there like us. Maybe start, like, a club or a league or something. You know, you could come with me.
Clark: Or you could stay.
Bart: You have a great life, Clark. But it's not mine. I have no reason to stay in Smallville.
Clark: You have me.
Bart: Thanks for being my friend.
Clark: Are you sure there's nothing I can do to change your mind?
Bart: Tell you what. If you can catch me... I'll think about it.
Bart: I don't know. I mean, it's a big world. I figure I'd check it out, see if there's anyone else out there like us. Maybe start, like, a club or a league or something. You know, you could come with me.
Clark: Or you could stay.
Bart: You have a great life, Clark. But it's not mine. I have no reason to stay in Smallville.
Clark: You have me.
Bart: Thanks for being my friend.
Clark: Are you sure there's nothing I can do to change your mind?
Bart: Tell you what. If you can catch me... I'll think about it.
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Lex: Clark, you don't seem like your usual self. You barely said a word the entire ride home.
Lionel [in Clark]: Sorry. Being in that prison... I guess it upset me.
Lex: Yeah, well, it isn't exactly the happiest place on earth.
Lionel [in Clark]: No, it isn't, Lex. Do you ever feel guilty? Sending your father to prison, I mean.
Lex: Why would I? The man murdered his parents. I did society a favor.
Lionel [in Clark]: And that blood relationship, it doesn't mean anything to you?
Lex: Clark, since when did you become president of my father's fan club?
Lionel [in Clark]: You're right. Of course. He's only your father. Why should you feel anything?
Lionel [in Clark]: Sorry. Being in that prison... I guess it upset me.
Lex: Yeah, well, it isn't exactly the happiest place on earth.
Lionel [in Clark]: No, it isn't, Lex. Do you ever feel guilty? Sending your father to prison, I mean.
Lex: Why would I? The man murdered his parents. I did society a favor.
Lionel [in Clark]: And that blood relationship, it doesn't mean anything to you?
Lex: Clark, since when did you become president of my father's fan club?
Lionel [in Clark]: You're right. Of course. He's only your father. Why should you feel anything?
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Lionel [in Clark]: I have to confess that I... I find you absolutely fascinating. It's that twinkle in your eye... your wonderfully sexy smile... and your skin is...
Chloe: Clark, what are you doing?
Lionel [in Clark]: What I've wanted to do for a very... very long time. [leans to kiss her, then pulls away] Don't you wish.
Chloe: Clark, what are you doing?
Lionel [in Clark]: What I've wanted to do for a very... very long time. [leans to kiss her, then pulls away] Don't you wish.
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Lionel [in Clark]: What do you think? I wanted to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule, Mr. Luthor. I understand how time-consuming making license plates can be... You're not gonna touch me with that rock in your hand. You won't get near me, not with my... speed.
Clark [in Lionel]: You're never gonna get away with this.
Lionel [in Clark]: Oh, but I am. With my mind and your body, the sky's the limit, Clark.
Clark [in Lionel]: I don't know what you're talking about.
Lionel [in Clark]: You know, it's becoming clear to me why you're so secretive. You understand that true power... is better left concealed.
Clark [in Lionel]: You're never gonna get away with this.
Lionel [in Clark]: Oh, but I am. With my mind and your body, the sky's the limit, Clark.
Clark [in Lionel]: I don't know what you're talking about.
Lionel [in Clark]: You know, it's becoming clear to me why you're so secretive. You understand that true power... is better left concealed.
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Clark [in Lionel]: I know this is hard to believe, but I swear, it's the truth. [Pause.] It's me, Mom. It's Clark.
Martha: You're sick, Lionel. You need help.
Clark [in Lionel]: Mom, you have to believe me.
Martha: I'm leaving!
Clark [in Lionel]: Mom, Mom, no! Mom, remember when I was six and I was playing tag with Dad, and all of a sudden I started running faster than I'd ever run before, and I was in the middle of Palmer woods completely lost. And you and Dad had to call Sheriff Ethan, and when you saw me, you started crying. And I thought something was wrong with me, and you said no, there wasn't. And then you held me in your arms and you told me I was just special. I'm your special boy, you said.
Martha: You're sick, Lionel. You need help.
Clark [in Lionel]: Mom, you have to believe me.
Martha: I'm leaving!
Clark [in Lionel]: Mom, Mom, no! Mom, remember when I was six and I was playing tag with Dad, and all of a sudden I started running faster than I'd ever run before, and I was in the middle of Palmer woods completely lost. And you and Dad had to call Sheriff Ethan, and when you saw me, you started crying. And I thought something was wrong with me, and you said no, there wasn't. And then you held me in your arms and you told me I was just special. I'm your special boy, you said.
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Lex: Stay where you are!
Clark: Lex, it's me, Clark. I need to talk to you.
Lex: After I drove my Porsche into the river and you fished me out, I asked your dad if there was any way I could repay him. What did he say that we always joke about?
Clark: Lex, what is this, a pop quiz?
Lex: Answer the question!
Clark: He told you to drive slower.
Lex: Welcome back.
Clark: Lex, it's me, Clark. I need to talk to you.
Lex: After I drove my Porsche into the river and you fished me out, I asked your dad if there was any way I could repay him. What did he say that we always joke about?
Clark: Lex, what is this, a pop quiz?
Lex: Answer the question!
Clark: He told you to drive slower.
Lex: Welcome back.
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Clark: Dad, I know you don't agree with me. But sometimes taking responsibility means having faith in yourself to make the hard choices.
Jonathan: And it also means being willing to accept the consequences.
Clark: Every handshake, every hug, every time I'm out on that field, I make a conscious decision to fall when those guys hit me so they don't get hurt. No matter how hard you try, you can't understand that. That's why it's my decision, not yours.
Jonathan: You're starting to sound more and more like your father.
Clark: I hope so, Dad.
Jonathan: And it also means being willing to accept the consequences.
Clark: Every handshake, every hug, every time I'm out on that field, I make a conscious decision to fall when those guys hit me so they don't get hurt. No matter how hard you try, you can't understand that. That's why it's my decision, not yours.
Jonathan: You're starting to sound more and more like your father.
Clark: I hope so, Dad.
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Jason: His collarbone's broken in two places... I can't figure out how you could pummel a guy that outweighs you by 100 pounds and shatter his collarbone.
Clark: I'm sorry. It must've been an accident. I mean, I got a surge of adrenaline.
Jason: Adrenaline doesn't explain the fact that you went from chucking bales of hay to chucking 60-yard passes overnight.
Clark: I guess I'm a fast learner.
Clark: I'm sorry. It must've been an accident. I mean, I got a surge of adrenaline.
Jason: Adrenaline doesn't explain the fact that you went from chucking bales of hay to chucking 60-yard passes overnight.
Clark: I guess I'm a fast learner.
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Chloe: It's all right, Clark. You can stay.
Clark: I thought you had some self-imposed restraining order against me. Does this mean you're talking to me again?
Chloe: No, this just means that I'm willing to take a chance on getting your Dr. Jekyll side today.
Clark: I thought you had some self-imposed restraining order against me. Does this mean you're talking to me again?
Chloe: No, this just means that I'm willing to take a chance on getting your Dr. Jekyll side today.
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Clark: I know Lana. She's never been this serious about anyone.
Lex: You sound awfully concerned about that for someone who let her walk out of his life.
Clark: Yeah, I guess the whole "If you love them set them free" thing kind of backfired.
Lex: It's not about love, Clark. It's about what you're willing to do for it. On that field, you'll do whatever it takes to win, but if you're not willing to do the same for Lana, maybe she doesn't mean as much to you as you think.
Lex: You sound awfully concerned about that for someone who let her walk out of his life.
Clark: Yeah, I guess the whole "If you love them set them free" thing kind of backfired.
Lex: It's not about love, Clark. It's about what you're willing to do for it. On that field, you'll do whatever it takes to win, but if you're not willing to do the same for Lana, maybe she doesn't mean as much to you as you think.
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Clark: I sure hope you had better luck with the locusts than I did with Lex.
Chloe: The last time I checked, they weren't selling biblical plagues on Amazon.
Chloe: The last time I checked, they weren't selling biblical plagues on Amazon.
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Clark: Hey, Dad!
Jonathan: Hey, Clark. Son, is there maybe a little something you'd like to tell your mother and me?
[Jonathan holds up bra]
Martha: Where did that come from?
Jonathan: From out in the barn. In the hay.
Martha: Clark...
Clark: It was magic.
Martha: I'm sure it was...
Jonathan: Hey, Clark. Son, is there maybe a little something you'd like to tell your mother and me?
[Jonathan holds up bra]
Martha: Where did that come from?
Jonathan: From out in the barn. In the hay.
Martha: Clark...
Clark: It was magic.
Martha: I'm sure it was...
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Clark: Isabelle was... aggressively sexy.
Lana: Oh great, possessed by an evil slut...
Lana: Oh great, possessed by an evil slut...
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Isabelle [in Lana]: We don't have time for this.
Madeleine [in Chloe]: Time is the only thing we do have. Isn't that what you said right before the angry mob set us on fire?
Isabelle [in Lana]: You're really not gonna let that go, are you?
Madeleine [in Chloe]: Time is the only thing we do have. Isn't that what you said right before the angry mob set us on fire?
Isabelle [in Lana]: You're really not gonna let that go, are you?
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Lex: You leave quite a path of destruction.
Lana: Lex. I was going to come see you.
Lex: Preemptive strike. Just in case there was any evil dead action still brewing.
Lana: Lex. I was going to come see you.
Lex: Preemptive strike. Just in case there was any evil dead action still brewing.
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Lex: I didn't kill her.
Corinne: I didn't ask. Lex, you're paying me to get you off, not to prove you're innocent. But you're gonna have to be straight with me. Were you drinking last night?
Lex: Yes. At the fundraiser in the hotel. We had champagne.
Corinne: Is it possible that you were drugged?
Lex: Well, it wouldn't be the first time.
Corinne: I didn't ask. Lex, you're paying me to get you off, not to prove you're innocent. But you're gonna have to be straight with me. Were you drinking last night?
Lex: Yes. At the fundraiser in the hotel. We had champagne.
Corinne: Is it possible that you were drugged?
Lex: Well, it wouldn't be the first time.
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Lionel: How's Lex? I've been trying to contact him since I heard, but he won't speak to me.
Clark: He thinks you're trying to frame him. Are you?
Lionel: No, Clark.
Clark: Why should I believe you?
Lionel: There's no reason you should. Listen to me. I was ill, Clark. The liver disease I had was a death sentence. And something happened. I can't explain it. I woke up on the floor. There was a riot. I felt as if a different kind of energy had been inside me. Something strong and... good. I was changed. And my liver had healed.
Clark: What was it?
Lionel: I don't know. All I can say was... it was miraculous. I could see the darkness, the destructive power that had always been inside me. I can see it in Lex now.
Clark: He thinks you're trying to frame him. Are you?
Lionel: No, Clark.
Clark: Why should I believe you?
Lionel: There's no reason you should. Listen to me. I was ill, Clark. The liver disease I had was a death sentence. And something happened. I can't explain it. I woke up on the floor. There was a riot. I felt as if a different kind of energy had been inside me. Something strong and... good. I was changed. And my liver had healed.
Clark: What was it?
Lionel: I don't know. All I can say was... it was miraculous. I could see the darkness, the destructive power that had always been inside me. I can see it in Lex now.
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Clark: I thought Lex's attorneys would have all this under lock and key.
Chloe: Yeah, well, she may know people at the top, but I know people at the bottom, and they work for tips.
Chloe: Yeah, well, she may know people at the top, but I know people at the bottom, and they work for tips.
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Clark: How long is this gonna continue, Lex?
Lex: I don't know. What do you want me to tell you?
Clark: I don't want you to tell me anything. I want you to change.
Lex: I don't know if I can.
Clark: You know, it seems the only person you care about is yourself. There's a whole side of you that I don't know about, Lex. And what else don't I know about you?
Lex: You don't know that every day, I wonder why I keep going. Why I do the things I do. You know, Shannon might have been crazy, but she was right about me. I treated those women terribly, Clark. People died, and I could've stopped it. I see that now.
Clark: Well, that's a start.
Lex: You know, there was a moment the other night when that fire she set was coming towards me. I thought, good. It would save the world a lot of grief. But somehow, the fire went out. And she was lying on the floor. And suddenly, I had a second chance.
Clark: The last few days, Lex, I thought your father was being more honest with me than you were. And I hated that feeling. I felt like we were enemies.
Lex: Don't give up on me yet.
Lex: I don't know. What do you want me to tell you?
Clark: I don't want you to tell me anything. I want you to change.
Lex: I don't know if I can.
Clark: You know, it seems the only person you care about is yourself. There's a whole side of you that I don't know about, Lex. And what else don't I know about you?
Lex: You don't know that every day, I wonder why I keep going. Why I do the things I do. You know, Shannon might have been crazy, but she was right about me. I treated those women terribly, Clark. People died, and I could've stopped it. I see that now.
Clark: Well, that's a start.
Lex: You know, there was a moment the other night when that fire she set was coming towards me. I thought, good. It would save the world a lot of grief. But somehow, the fire went out. And she was lying on the floor. And suddenly, I had a second chance.
Clark: The last few days, Lex, I thought your father was being more honest with me than you were. And I hated that feeling. I felt like we were enemies.
Lex: Don't give up on me yet.
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Clark: Is it true, Lex?
Lex: You know, after you've been M.I.A. for weeks, I don't think a hello is too much to ask for.
Clark: How long you been planning to run for state senate?
Lex: Several months now, and if you're implying I should have told you, you might want to rethink the barrier you've drawn on this friendship.
Lex: You know, after you've been M.I.A. for weeks, I don't think a hello is too much to ask for.
Clark: How long you been planning to run for state senate?
Lex: Several months now, and if you're implying I should have told you, you might want to rethink the barrier you've drawn on this friendship.
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Stall: I hope I didn't separate you from your flock.
Lionel: I understand your cynicism, Warden Stall, but I assure you I truly am a changed man.
Stall: Oh. Or just a smart one. You know, ever since you proclaimed this sudden conversion to our resident St. Paul, there hasn't been a single attempt on your life.
Lionel: I want only to be of help to others. What is the value of my sinful life unless I use it as an example to shepherd fellow sinners, to lead them away from the allure of hedonism, mistrust, and greed? To follow a better way?
Lionel: I understand your cynicism, Warden Stall, but I assure you I truly am a changed man.
Stall: Oh. Or just a smart one. You know, ever since you proclaimed this sudden conversion to our resident St. Paul, there hasn't been a single attempt on your life.
Lionel: I want only to be of help to others. What is the value of my sinful life unless I use it as an example to shepherd fellow sinners, to lead them away from the allure of hedonism, mistrust, and greed? To follow a better way?
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Lionel: I'm guilty. Not of the crime I've been imprisoned for, but... so many other crimes which should've landed me in here years ago. This is where I belong. It's where I can do the most good.
Stall: You want to stay in prison?
Lionel: Yes, I do. I've found my... my mission in life.
Stall: Contrary to your deluded point of view, this is not the Ritz Carlton where you can check in and check out at your leisure. Somebody did you a favor by getting you out of this place. I'd say be grateful.
Lionel: But who? Who could do that?
Stall: Obviously someone more powerful than you.
Stall: You want to stay in prison?
Lionel: Yes, I do. I've found my... my mission in life.
Stall: Contrary to your deluded point of view, this is not the Ritz Carlton where you can check in and check out at your leisure. Somebody did you a favor by getting you out of this place. I'd say be grateful.
Lionel: But who? Who could do that?
Stall: Obviously someone more powerful than you.
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Martha: I hope our own fears haven't gotten in your way. I would hate for you to look back and regret not telling the people closest to you. I mean, there is a chance Lana would understand.
Clark: There is. But what if she didn't?
Jonathan: Clark, look, I'm not sure that it's Lana, but I am sure that someday there'll be someone you can tell.
Clark: There is. But what if she didn't?
Jonathan: Clark, look, I'm not sure that it's Lana, but I am sure that someday there'll be someone you can tell.
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Clark: I've seen you worked up before, but this is more than amped, even for you.
Chloe: I guess it's just displaced anxiety. I found my mom, Clark.
Clark: Wow. That's... Chloe, that's great.
Chloe: Yeah, I mean I put my feelers out for years, and something, three months ago, finally came through. So it turns out she's not exactly MIA, so to speak. She's in a mental institution.
Clark: I'm sorry.
Chloe: The real kicker is it's hereditary.
Clark: Listen, hey. If there's one thing that I've learned it's that you're not destined to follow in your parents footsteps, all right?
Chloe: I guess it's just displaced anxiety. I found my mom, Clark.
Clark: Wow. That's... Chloe, that's great.
Chloe: Yeah, I mean I put my feelers out for years, and something, three months ago, finally came through. So it turns out she's not exactly MIA, so to speak. She's in a mental institution.
Clark: I'm sorry.
Chloe: The real kicker is it's hereditary.
Clark: Listen, hey. If there's one thing that I've learned it's that you're not destined to follow in your parents footsteps, all right?
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Chloe: So, popular question of the day. What is Clark Kent's worst nightmare?
Clark: When I woke up. Everyone that I knew was gone. I was completely alone.
Chloe: I wish I could say that I'll always be there for you, but somehow I get the feeling that may not be a promise I can keep. You were the only one who came out of it, Clark, and I don't think it's because you've been taking your vitamins... Look, you know what? You don't have to tell me. I know that I gave you my word that I was going to stop all this prying but... In these last few months, I really got a taste of what it was like to keep my mom's secret, and I've never felt more alone.
Clark: It's weird when people think they're so close to you but have no idea what you're really going through.
Chloe: Yeah. I'd hate to live my whole life like this. But after ‘fessing up, it's amazing how quickly that feeling of loneliness disappears. I mean, if you can't tell your best friend, who can you tell? Right, Clark?
Clark: When I woke up. Everyone that I knew was gone. I was completely alone.
Chloe: I wish I could say that I'll always be there for you, but somehow I get the feeling that may not be a promise I can keep. You were the only one who came out of it, Clark, and I don't think it's because you've been taking your vitamins... Look, you know what? You don't have to tell me. I know that I gave you my word that I was going to stop all this prying but... In these last few months, I really got a taste of what it was like to keep my mom's secret, and I've never felt more alone.
Clark: It's weird when people think they're so close to you but have no idea what you're really going through.
Chloe: Yeah. I'd hate to live my whole life like this. But after ‘fessing up, it's amazing how quickly that feeling of loneliness disappears. I mean, if you can't tell your best friend, who can you tell? Right, Clark?
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Minister: We are gathered here to join this happy couple in holy matrimony. Marriage, as you know, is a union that should not be entered into lightly.
Clark: Yeah, yeah, skip to the good stuff, Pops.
Minister: Oh, all right, do you, Clark Kent, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Clark: Hell, yes!
Clark: Yeah, yeah, skip to the good stuff, Pops.
Minister: Oh, all right, do you, Clark Kent, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Clark: Hell, yes!
TV Show: Smallville