Smallville Quotes
Chloe: [to Clark] I want you to know, I'll never be the iceberg to your Titanic, and your secret will never ever leave my lips. No matter what.
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Clark: How'd you get that frog in your throat?
Lois: That's what happens when you get a neck massage from Barbie the Barbarian. Doctor says I shouldn't talk too much.
Clark: Oh, gee. That's too bad.
Lois: Don't get your hopes up, Smallville. It's not permanent.
Lois: That's what happens when you get a neck massage from Barbie the Barbarian. Doctor says I shouldn't talk too much.
Clark: Oh, gee. That's too bad.
Lois: Don't get your hopes up, Smallville. It's not permanent.
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Martha: You can get hurt now; you're vulnerable.
Clark: Isn't that what it means to be human?
Clark: Isn't that what it means to be human?
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Clark: Whoa!
Chloe: What? I like to come prepared.
Clark: Chloe, where'd you get all this stuff?
Chloe: eBay.
Clark: Is that a flash grenade?
Chloe: Careful! That was a graduation present from Lois. I'm saving it for a special occasion.
Clark: Why didn't you tell me about all this stuff?
Chloe: We all have our secrets, Clark.
Chloe: What? I like to come prepared.
Clark: Chloe, where'd you get all this stuff?
Chloe: eBay.
Clark: Is that a flash grenade?
Chloe: Careful! That was a graduation present from Lois. I'm saving it for a special occasion.
Clark: Why didn't you tell me about all this stuff?
Chloe: We all have our secrets, Clark.
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Lex: Happiness is such an elusive creature, isn't it? We all wish for it, but very few ever really find it.
Chloe: Doesn't make the search any less important.
Lex: Or the destination... Do you remember the last time we stood here together? I ended up unconscious on the ground and somehow you landed in the artic.
Chloe: I told you, I don't remember what happened.
Lex: Then why have you been avoiding me, Chloe? It's been weeks since I brought you back from that hospital in the Yukon where I found you.
Chloe: I've been busy, Lex.
Lex: Right, I heard being a third wheel is very time consuming.
Chloe: Clark and Lana are finally together. They're happy. That's all that should matter to a real friend.
Lex: I think you know more than you're telling me about what happened in this cave, about Clark's involvement. I know you think you're being a good friend, but you're playing a very dangerous game.
Chloe: Kinda like covering up the spaceship Lana said crashed during the meteor shower.
Lex: Lana was hysterical. She didn't see what she thought she did.
Chloe: Well, maybe you didn't either, Lex. Stop asking me questions or I will start asking my own.
Chloe: Doesn't make the search any less important.
Lex: Or the destination... Do you remember the last time we stood here together? I ended up unconscious on the ground and somehow you landed in the artic.
Chloe: I told you, I don't remember what happened.
Lex: Then why have you been avoiding me, Chloe? It's been weeks since I brought you back from that hospital in the Yukon where I found you.
Chloe: I've been busy, Lex.
Lex: Right, I heard being a third wheel is very time consuming.
Chloe: Clark and Lana are finally together. They're happy. That's all that should matter to a real friend.
Lex: I think you know more than you're telling me about what happened in this cave, about Clark's involvement. I know you think you're being a good friend, but you're playing a very dangerous game.
Chloe: Kinda like covering up the spaceship Lana said crashed during the meteor shower.
Lex: Lana was hysterical. She didn't see what she thought she did.
Chloe: Well, maybe you didn't either, Lex. Stop asking me questions or I will start asking my own.
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Clark: It's a lot heavier than I remember.
Jonathan: You're just going to have to learn, Clark. Pace yourself. You're human now.
Chloe: Ah, the joys of manual labor.
Clark: It's not so bad. I kinda like being sore. It makes me feel like I've actually accomplished something. No pain, no gain, right?
Jonathan: You're just going to have to learn, Clark. Pace yourself. You're human now.
Chloe: Ah, the joys of manual labor.
Clark: It's not so bad. I kinda like being sore. It makes me feel like I've actually accomplished something. No pain, no gain, right?
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Chloe: Breaking news: Clark Kent saves the day.
Clark: Thanks to you.
Chloe: Yeah, well, I did just what I usually do. You were the one who took down three meteor freaks without any... special advantages. Then again, once a hero, always a hero.
Clark: Thanks to you.
Chloe: Yeah, well, I did just what I usually do. You were the one who took down three meteor freaks without any... special advantages. Then again, once a hero, always a hero.
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Clark: All right, look, okay, my dad isn't going to be up for about fifteen minutes and we gotta get outta here. Well, you gotta get outta here.
Lana: You sure? 'Cause sticking around for breakfast sounds like fun.
Clark: What?!
Lana: Pass me my shoe. "We won't fall asleep. I promise." What else are we going to do at two o'clock in the morning?
Clark: You aren't mad, are you?
Lana: I'm furious.
[They kiss]
Lana: You sure? 'Cause sticking around for breakfast sounds like fun.
Clark: What?!
Lana: Pass me my shoe. "We won't fall asleep. I promise." What else are we going to do at two o'clock in the morning?
Clark: You aren't mad, are you?
Lana: I'm furious.
[They kiss]
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Clark: Am I dead?
Jor-El [in Lionel]: Your mortal journey is over, yes, but your eminent destiny is too important to sacrifice. You will return with all your natural gifts. Unfortunately, this rectification does not come without a price. The life of someone close to you will be exchanged for yours.
Clark: No. No, I would never ask for that.
Jor-El [in Lionel]: You already did. When you decided to relinquish your powers and disobey me. It was your choice.
Clark: Then just don't bring me back!
Jor-El [in Lionel]: It's too late. For everything in nature, there is a balance. The life force that has been returned to you will soon be taken from... from someone you love. You're about to face your darkest hour, my son. But, remember: The lessons that we learn from pain are the ones that make us the strongest.
Jor-El [in Lionel]: Your mortal journey is over, yes, but your eminent destiny is too important to sacrifice. You will return with all your natural gifts. Unfortunately, this rectification does not come without a price. The life of someone close to you will be exchanged for yours.
Clark: No. No, I would never ask for that.
Jor-El [in Lionel]: You already did. When you decided to relinquish your powers and disobey me. It was your choice.
Clark: Then just don't bring me back!
Jor-El [in Lionel]: It's too late. For everything in nature, there is a balance. The life force that has been returned to you will soon be taken from... from someone you love. You're about to face your darkest hour, my son. But, remember: The lessons that we learn from pain are the ones that make us the strongest.
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Clark: I can't take that risk. I've risked too much already and now someone else is going to have to pay for it.
Chloe: Clark, is everything okay? What's going on?
Clark: I never should have given up my powers. Why didn't I listen to him? Chloe, I think I've made a terrible mistake.
Chloe: Clark, is everything okay? What's going on?
Clark: I never should have given up my powers. Why didn't I listen to him? Chloe, I think I've made a terrible mistake.
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Jonathan: Son, they told us you were dead.
Clark: I was.
Jonathan: Jor-El...
Clark: Yeah.
Martha: He returned your powers, didn't he?
Clark: I'm not human anymore. It's the only way I could come back.
Jonathan: We heard about a missile malfunction. You stopped it, didn't you? It's not easy to sacrifice the things you want the most to save other people. We're so proud of you, Clark.
Clark: The sacrifice would've been not coming back at all.
Clark: I was.
Jonathan: Jor-El...
Clark: Yeah.
Martha: He returned your powers, didn't he?
Clark: I'm not human anymore. It's the only way I could come back.
Jonathan: We heard about a missile malfunction. You stopped it, didn't you? It's not easy to sacrifice the things you want the most to save other people. We're so proud of you, Clark.
Clark: The sacrifice would've been not coming back at all.
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Lana: Clark's medical file.
Lex: That's confidential.
Lana: I heard you asked for it at the hospital. All of his test results came back normal. When are you going to realize, Lex, that he's just like the rest of us?
Lex: Do you really believe that, or is that what you have to tell yourself to stay in a relationship with him? You've had your doubts about him too. You can't deny it.
Lana: I was wrong. Believe me, there is nothing unusual about Clark. Except his ability to see the good in people who don't deserve it.
Lex: I think you're forgetting something, Lana. Whatever new lie he told you, however he swept it under the rug, a normal person doesn't rise from the dead.
Lex: That's confidential.
Lana: I heard you asked for it at the hospital. All of his test results came back normal. When are you going to realize, Lex, that he's just like the rest of us?
Lex: Do you really believe that, or is that what you have to tell yourself to stay in a relationship with him? You've had your doubts about him too. You can't deny it.
Lana: I was wrong. Believe me, there is nothing unusual about Clark. Except his ability to see the good in people who don't deserve it.
Lex: I think you're forgetting something, Lana. Whatever new lie he told you, however he swept it under the rug, a normal person doesn't rise from the dead.
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Lois: I just ran into Mrs. Kent at the Talon and right out of nowhere, she asked if I would like to move back in at the farm.
Clark: Yeah, right... Really?
Lois: I know, isn't that sweet? Oh, don't worry. You little snuggle bunnies can hop right on away. I'm a light sleeper. I'm going for a dip.
Clark: [to Lana] Do you think she could sleep through me smothering her with a pillow?
Clark: Yeah, right... Really?
Lois: I know, isn't that sweet? Oh, don't worry. You little snuggle bunnies can hop right on away. I'm a light sleeper. I'm going for a dip.
Clark: [to Lana] Do you think she could sleep through me smothering her with a pillow?
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Chloe: So, I take it Lana hasn't gotten to peek into the confidential files of Clark Kent yet.
Clark: Chloe, you think I'm happy about having my powers back and lying about them? I didn't ask for this to happen.
Chloe: We didn't ask for a world that needs heroes, but the truth is we do. Now more than ever, Clark.
Clark: Chloe, you think I'm happy about having my powers back and lying about them? I didn't ask for this to happen.
Chloe: We didn't ask for a world that needs heroes, but the truth is we do. Now more than ever, Clark.
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Professor Fine: History is not about facts. It's about the context and who is telling the story. So, what is history? What is herstory? What is your story, Mr. Kent? How will you affect the world around you for generations to come?
Clark: I'm not sure you can know that at eighteen.
Professor Fine: Tell that to Alexander the Great or, to bring it closer to home, Lex Luthor. Now, he's not much older than you are and yet he's turned his father's agro business into a leading defense contractor. He's gone from feeding people to killing them, and yet his story is that he's a white knight who's just put a small Kansas town on the map. Beware of white knights, people. They don't slay dragons. They train them for their own dark purpose. Think of Hitler, Stalin, Napoleon.
Clark: Lex isn't a saint, but I don't think you can put him in the same league as those guys.
Professor Fine: An honest opinion. I like that.
Clark: I'm not sure you can know that at eighteen.
Professor Fine: Tell that to Alexander the Great or, to bring it closer to home, Lex Luthor. Now, he's not much older than you are and yet he's turned his father's agro business into a leading defense contractor. He's gone from feeding people to killing them, and yet his story is that he's a white knight who's just put a small Kansas town on the map. Beware of white knights, people. They don't slay dragons. They train them for their own dark purpose. Think of Hitler, Stalin, Napoleon.
Clark: Lex isn't a saint, but I don't think you can put him in the same league as those guys.
Professor Fine: An honest opinion. I like that.
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Professor Fine: Why else would the son of family farmers be defending such a man?
Clark: It's a long story, but Lex's not the man you make him out to be.
Professor Fine: Well, you know, Groucho Marx said there was only one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him. If he says yes, then he must be crooked.
Clark: I would think a college professor would be quoting Karl Marx, not Groucho.
Professor Fine: German philosophy is easy. Comedy's hard.
Clark: It's a long story, but Lex's not the man you make him out to be.
Professor Fine: Well, you know, Groucho Marx said there was only one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him. If he says yes, then he must be crooked.
Clark: I would think a college professor would be quoting Karl Marx, not Groucho.
Professor Fine: German philosophy is easy. Comedy's hard.
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[Arthur "A.C." Curry (the future "Aquaman") bids Clark adieu.]
A.C.: Maybe when I'm finished saving the world, we could start a Junior Lifeguard Association.
Clark: Nah, I don't think I'm ready for the JLA yet.
A.C.: Maybe when I'm finished saving the world, we could start a Junior Lifeguard Association.
Clark: Nah, I don't think I'm ready for the JLA yet.
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Professor Fine: The question is: will you leave your footprints on the history of time or let them be washed away by the tides of more powerful men? Mr. Kent, what about you?
Clark: Me? I, um...
Professor Fine: LuthorCorp practically owns your hometown Smallville. What if you found out that Lex Luthor, the emperor of the company, was a dangerous, unstable, megalomaniac, bent on destroying your world. Would you have the courage to try to stop him?
Clark: Me? I, um...
Professor Fine: LuthorCorp practically owns your hometown Smallville. What if you found out that Lex Luthor, the emperor of the company, was a dangerous, unstable, megalomaniac, bent on destroying your world. Would you have the courage to try to stop him?
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Professor Fine: Why would a man of your stature be so concerned with the comings and goings of a freshman farmboy?
Lex: If you know so much about me, Professor, I'm sure you realize I donate a considerable amount of funding to this university that allows me an unusual amount of access to the dean and the academic review board.
Professor Fine: Yeah, I know. The buying of influence is part of my second semester.
Lex: If you have a second semester.
Lex: If you know so much about me, Professor, I'm sure you realize I donate a considerable amount of funding to this university that allows me an unusual amount of access to the dean and the academic review board.
Professor Fine: Yeah, I know. The buying of influence is part of my second semester.
Lex: If you have a second semester.
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Chloe: Okay, for someone with a keen weird-ar, I can't believe I did not see the signs, but I defy anyone to tell the difference between a nascent vampire and a freshman girl with a hangover.
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Lana: I'm sorry it had to be this way, Clark. But we don't always get to choose who we are. Sometimes, our destiny leads us to places that we don't want to go, and there's nothing we can do about it.
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Chloe: I got in on the ground floor of my dream. Okay, so it's actually the basement. But, it's Daily Planet! The paper of record for kings, presidents and prime ministers; not to mention future superheroes. The way I look at it, I had no place to go, but up, up, and away.
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Lois: Clark, look, I'm not great at this, so just keep your mouth shut and listen up. Even though I was kicking butt on the helicopter, it was really nice to have backup. And you didn't have to come after me, but you always do. So I wanted to say thank you. You're a really good friend. Oh, and about the lap dance. If you decide to tell anyone about it, your Elmer Fudd nightlight will make a very public appearance.
Clark: Aye-Aye... sailor.
Clark: Aye-Aye... sailor.
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Jack: You've never had a lie get out of hand? Or you've never been caught at it?
Jonathan: I've never been in a position where people look up to me. You are Clark's hero.
Jack: So I'm not supposed to have any faults, huh? Who can live up to that? You know why there's no heroes today? It's because at the end of the day, people don't respect them; they envy them. And they're just waiting for them to screw up.
Jonathan: I've never been in a position where people look up to me. You are Clark's hero.
Jack: So I'm not supposed to have any faults, huh? Who can live up to that? You know why there's no heroes today? It's because at the end of the day, people don't respect them; they envy them. And they're just waiting for them to screw up.
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Lex: Tell me what you remember about King David. Humor me.
Clark: King David... Slew Goliath, saved his people.
Lex: And afterward, he saw a beautiful woman bathing and fell madly in love. The problem was, she turned out to be his best friend's wife. So you know what our great hero did? He sent his best friend off to die in battle so he could have her to himself.
Clark: Kind of leave that part out, don't they?
Lex: We all need to believe in heroes, Clark, and even the best ones are far from perfect.
Clark: King David... Slew Goliath, saved his people.
Lex: And afterward, he saw a beautiful woman bathing and fell madly in love. The problem was, she turned out to be his best friend's wife. So you know what our great hero did? He sent his best friend off to die in battle so he could have her to himself.
Clark: Kind of leave that part out, don't they?
Lex: We all need to believe in heroes, Clark, and even the best ones are far from perfect.
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Jack: After 20 years, the man's still got a Hell of a knack for the guilt trip, doesn't he?
Clark: Usually works 'cause he's right.
Jack: Your father's always had some pretty high expectations of the people around him. He's the one man I never wanted to disappoint.
Clark: You should try being his son. The thing I always try to remember is, no matter how much he lays on, he never expects more than he expects of himself.
Jack: You think your dad will ever forgive me?
Clark: Yeah. I've given him a lot of trial runs in the forgiveness arena.
Clark: Usually works 'cause he's right.
Jack: Your father's always had some pretty high expectations of the people around him. He's the one man I never wanted to disappoint.
Clark: You should try being his son. The thing I always try to remember is, no matter how much he lays on, he never expects more than he expects of himself.
Jack: You think your dad will ever forgive me?
Clark: Yeah. I've given him a lot of trial runs in the forgiveness arena.
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Lionel: I know about Clark. Chloe Sullivan has supplied me with all the information I need: his true identity, the powers he possesses and uses. I know he's vulnerable to kryptonite. Accept my support, and I can guarantee you a seat in the senate.
Jonathan: And what happens if I don't accept?
Lionel: The truth about Clark will come out in any case. The only difference is how he'll be treated when we run the tests. He can either be a distinguished guest or strapped down, helpless like a lab rat. It's your choice.
Jonathan: And what happens if I don't accept?
Lionel: The truth about Clark will come out in any case. The only difference is how he'll be treated when we run the tests. He can either be a distinguished guest or strapped down, helpless like a lab rat. It's your choice.
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Clark: Why are you doing this to me, Dad? Why are you doing this?! No more lies. Tell me the truth. Tell me!
Jonathan: You want the truth? You were never really my son. You're the thing I found in the corn field.
Jonathan: You want the truth? You were never really my son. You're the thing I found in the corn field.
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Lex: The investigation into Clark Kent has yielded a surprising revelation. Clark Kent is not of this earth. He is an alien; an intruder from a distant galaxy, the first vanguard of an invasion.
Clark: No! No! That's not what I am!
Lex: But I know his weakness. I know how to stop this strange visitor from another planet. I'm the one that's gonna kill you, Clark.
Clark: No! No! That's not what I am!
Lex: But I know his weakness. I know how to stop this strange visitor from another planet. I'm the one that's gonna kill you, Clark.
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