Smallville Quotes
Professor Fine: Brutus and Caesar. Jesus and Judas. They all started out as best friends. What happened? Well, if history teaches us one thing, it's that even the most powerful men can be betrayed by those they trust the most. The reason betrayal is such a predominant theme throughout history is really quite simple. Duplicity is human nature.
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Clark: You say "human" like it's a bad thing.
Professor Fine: Just going off what I've seen. This race shows promise, but at this point in history, they are still duplicitous by their very nature. Even the ones you think you love can't be trusted.
Clark: You don't know anything about this race. Yeah, they can be petty and dishonest and betray each other over nothing. But they can also be honest and loyal. And they would give up everything to protect someone they love. Even if they were from another planet.
Professor Fine: Kal-El...
Clark: My name is Clark. And I'll always believe in my friends and my family.
Professor Fine: I sincerely hope your trust hasn't been misplaced.
Professor Fine: Just going off what I've seen. This race shows promise, but at this point in history, they are still duplicitous by their very nature. Even the ones you think you love can't be trusted.
Clark: You don't know anything about this race. Yeah, they can be petty and dishonest and betray each other over nothing. But they can also be honest and loyal. And they would give up everything to protect someone they love. Even if they were from another planet.
Professor Fine: Kal-El...
Clark: My name is Clark. And I'll always believe in my friends and my family.
Professor Fine: I sincerely hope your trust hasn't been misplaced.
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Lois: Let me give you a little friendly advice: Bow out of the race before a pesky little squirrel digs up one of your rotten acorns.
Lex: Well, thanks, Lois. You know, there's nothing more valuable than the savvy political advice of a muffin-peddling college dropout. Speaking of, do you have banana blueberry today?
Lex: Well, thanks, Lois. You know, there's nothing more valuable than the savvy political advice of a muffin-peddling college dropout. Speaking of, do you have banana blueberry today?
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Clark: You know, Professor Fine said that human beings were insignificant and couldn't be depended on. He obviously didn't know you very well.
Chloe: Please. Robo-Professor knows as much about human nature as R2-D2.
Chloe: Please. Robo-Professor knows as much about human nature as R2-D2.
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Clark: He's my father. I have the right to know everything about him.
Professor Fine: I agree. When you're ready.
Clark: I'm ready now!
Professor Fine: Impatience is such a pathetic human trait. But I suppose it's to be expected from someone raised by such a primitive race.
Clark: I happen to care a great deal about this primitive race... a lot more than I do about Krypton.
Professor Fine: I agree. When you're ready.
Clark: I'm ready now!
Professor Fine: Impatience is such a pathetic human trait. But I suppose it's to be expected from someone raised by such a primitive race.
Clark: I happen to care a great deal about this primitive race... a lot more than I do about Krypton.
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Martha: You've given me so much happiness, Clark. I don't know what I would've been without you.
Clark: Without me, none of this would have happened.
Martha: Don't ever feel guilty about this. Do you hear me? I wouldn't have it any other way. You're gonna be fine. Look at you. You're a man now, Clark. A wonderful man. My job's done.
Clark: Without me, none of this would have happened.
Martha: Don't ever feel guilty about this. Do you hear me? I wouldn't have it any other way. You're gonna be fine. Look at you. You're a man now, Clark. A wonderful man. My job's done.
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Professor Fine: The only way to save your mother is to destroy the fortress. Jor-El's will is controlling her virus through the crystals. If you bring down his fortress, you will save your mother from his grip.
Clark: All he's ever done is try to ruin my life.
Professor Fine: Sadly, that was his legacy on Krypton, as well.
Clark: I want him gone.
Clark: All he's ever done is try to ruin my life.
Professor Fine: Sadly, that was his legacy on Krypton, as well.
Clark: I want him gone.
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Clark: Dad we both know Jor-El's not the type to just let things go.
Jonathan: Clark, when it comes down to it, none of us are going to be around forever. We can't dwell on that. I think the trick is just to live your life to its fullest. Make sure you spend as much time as you possibly can with the people you love.
Jonathan: Clark, when it comes down to it, none of us are going to be around forever. We can't dwell on that. I think the trick is just to live your life to its fullest. Make sure you spend as much time as you possibly can with the people you love.
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Lex: Much like Ebenezer Scrooge, I realized that what I want more than anything is to live happily ever after. And do you know what the secret to living happily ever after is? Power. Money and power. See, once you have those two things, you can secure everything else... and keep it that way.
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Lex: Dr. Litvack told me the odds of survival I had going into surgery. Pretty reckless roll of the dice, don't you think?
Lionel: On the contrary, son. What I did may appear callous, but opting for my son to have surgery was a deliberate decision.
Lex: But it wasn't your decision to make, was it? You went against the doctors' advice not because you wanted to save me, but because you couldn't bear having a cripple for a son.
Lionel: You may hate me for taking the risk, but I had to make a choice. And you're alive, and you can walk. I had to give you that chance.
Lex: And what if I hadn't made it? How would you have justified your decision then? How dare you play God with my life.
Lionel: On the contrary, son. What I did may appear callous, but opting for my son to have surgery was a deliberate decision.
Lex: But it wasn't your decision to make, was it? You went against the doctors' advice not because you wanted to save me, but because you couldn't bear having a cripple for a son.
Lionel: You may hate me for taking the risk, but I had to make a choice. And you're alive, and you can walk. I had to give you that chance.
Lex: And what if I hadn't made it? How would you have justified your decision then? How dare you play God with my life.
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Lex: Oh, not to worry, Griff. We Luthors are made of pretty tough and definitely expensive material.
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Chloe: I know you didn't come by this late at night just to drop off this press release. What happened?
Clark: How far do you want to cross the friendship boundary?
Chloe: Since when do we have boundaries?... All right, why don't you just leave out the details?
Clark: Well, everything was fine between Lana and I when I was human. I mean, it was great.
Chloe: [prodding him] Okay, Clark...
Clark: But now I have my abilities, it's like our... sex... life has been on hiatus.
Chloe: Oh. I know I'm gonna regret asking this question, but why?
Clark: It takes some time for me to adjust my abilities to new situations.
Chloe: Wow. Uh, awkward factor 8. So basically what you're saying is that you're afraid that in the heat of the moment you might... please don't make me finish this sentence, Clark.
Clark: Well, you see, that's the thing. I'm not sure what would happen. I mean if I couldn't control myself...
Chloe: Okay, you know, Clark, right there that's something that can't never be unseen.
Clark: It's not funny.
Chloe: No, you're right, it's not. It's just that this conversation definitely cements me as your Krypto-hag.
Clark: How far do you want to cross the friendship boundary?
Chloe: Since when do we have boundaries?... All right, why don't you just leave out the details?
Clark: Well, everything was fine between Lana and I when I was human. I mean, it was great.
Chloe: [prodding him] Okay, Clark...
Clark: But now I have my abilities, it's like our... sex... life has been on hiatus.
Chloe: Oh. I know I'm gonna regret asking this question, but why?
Clark: It takes some time for me to adjust my abilities to new situations.
Chloe: Wow. Uh, awkward factor 8. So basically what you're saying is that you're afraid that in the heat of the moment you might... please don't make me finish this sentence, Clark.
Clark: Well, you see, that's the thing. I'm not sure what would happen. I mean if I couldn't control myself...
Chloe: Okay, you know, Clark, right there that's something that can't never be unseen.
Clark: It's not funny.
Chloe: No, you're right, it's not. It's just that this conversation definitely cements me as your Krypto-hag.
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[discussing Clark pulling away from Lana]
Lana: It just feels like you're afraid to touch me anymore. Did something happen? Clark? Okay, is this where I have to remind you that you're the one who said we wouldn't keep things from each other?
Clark: Why is this about me? I mean, you're the one that pulled away first. You moved to Metropolis two weeks after we got together. And now you spend every moment with these books. Why astronomy?
Lana: It's homework.
Clark: It's an obsession. And that thing about honesty? It works both ways.
Lana: Nice deflection, but I don't fall for that anymore.
Lana: It just feels like you're afraid to touch me anymore. Did something happen? Clark? Okay, is this where I have to remind you that you're the one who said we wouldn't keep things from each other?
Clark: Why is this about me? I mean, you're the one that pulled away first. You moved to Metropolis two weeks after we got together. And now you spend every moment with these books. Why astronomy?
Lana: It's homework.
Clark: It's an obsession. And that thing about honesty? It works both ways.
Lana: Nice deflection, but I don't fall for that anymore.
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Lex: [delirious] Do you think I'd look better with hair?
Lana: Um, I don't know. I've never thought about it.
Lex: Oh, I have. I've thought about a lot of things... Clark has really nice hair.
Lana: Yeah. Yeah, I guess he does.
Lex: Does he know?
Lana: That he has nice hair?
Lana: Um, I don't know. I've never thought about it.
Lex: Oh, I have. I've thought about a lot of things... Clark has really nice hair.
Lana: Yeah. Yeah, I guess he does.
Lex: Does he know?
Lana: That he has nice hair?
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Chloe: Clark! Can you at least put on the brakes before you tornado my homework?
Clark: Sorry.
Clark: Sorry.
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Clark: [after confessing his secret] Do I look different to you now?
Lana: Clark, you look like the same handsome guy I've always known.
Clark: Handsome as in "I wanna spend the rest of my life with you" or handsome as in "I'm gonna let you down easy?"
Lana: As in "Yes, Clark, I'll marry you."
Lana: Clark, you look like the same handsome guy I've always known.
Clark: Handsome as in "I wanna spend the rest of my life with you" or handsome as in "I'm gonna let you down easy?"
Lana: As in "Yes, Clark, I'll marry you."
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Lana: What would you do if you thought you knew someone really well, and it turns out that there's this... whole other side to them?
Lois: Well, that depends. Are we in arms-dealer territory, or are we talking w: The Crying Game?
Lana: Nothing like that.
Lois: Then I guess the question is, does it change the way you feel about him?
Lana: Maybe.
Lois: Look, I don't know what's going on, but I would be lucky to end up with someone as honorable as Clark some day.
Lois: Well, that depends. Are we in arms-dealer territory, or are we talking w: The Crying Game?
Lana: Nothing like that.
Lois: Then I guess the question is, does it change the way you feel about him?
Lana: Maybe.
Lois: Look, I don't know what's going on, but I would be lucky to end up with someone as honorable as Clark some day.
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Jor-El: Human life is fragile, my son. You knew her life would be exchanged for yours.
Clark: Don't make her pay for my mistake! If I hadn't told her the truth about me, she'd still be alive! You have to let me fix it.
Jor-El: Your powers on Earth may seem extraordinary, Kal-El, but we are not gods.
Clark: Don't make her pay for my mistake! If I hadn't told her the truth about me, she'd still be alive! You have to let me fix it.
Jor-El: Your powers on Earth may seem extraordinary, Kal-El, but we are not gods.
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Clark: There has to be a way to fix this. Please.
Jor-El: There's one trial you have yet to experience, but you must heed my warning. The tide of fate is impossible to stop. Even if you are able to alter one course of events, the universe will find others. There is only one crystal. Once you make this choice, there is no second chance. Decide carefully.
Clark: I have to save her.
Jor-El: There's one trial you have yet to experience, but you must heed my warning. The tide of fate is impossible to stop. Even if you are able to alter one course of events, the universe will find others. There is only one crystal. Once you make this choice, there is no second chance. Decide carefully.
Clark: I have to save her.
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Martha: Clark... a heart beats only so many times in a life. Your father used his more than anyone I know.
Clark: I just don't know how I'm supposed to be the man he wanted me to be without him here.
Martha: You're his son. You know what's right and wrong. And whether your father is here with us or not, you're a man he's proud of... a man he could look up to. And something tells me he won't be the only one.
Clark: I just don't know how I'm supposed to be the man he wanted me to be without him here.
Martha: You're his son. You know what's right and wrong. And whether your father is here with us or not, you're a man he's proud of... a man he could look up to. And something tells me he won't be the only one.
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Lionel: It must be humbling to pull all those strings and find out they're attached to nothing.
Lex: Especially when your father's the one holding the scissors.
Lex: Especially when your father's the one holding the scissors.
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Lionel: What good is having a family if they don't watch out for each other?
Lex: On the off chance that unshakable family loyalty fails, there's always those Luthor closets to rummage through.
Lionel: All right, let's skip the prologue, Lex. What ancient skeleton do you think you've dug up this time?
Lex: Well, it's not quite a skeleton yet. More like a freshly laid corpse... I wonder how Martha Kent would feel if she knew you had a secret meeting with her husband right before he died. Now, a transgression like that would test the virtues of even the most forgiving woman.
Lex: On the off chance that unshakable family loyalty fails, there's always those Luthor closets to rummage through.
Lionel: All right, let's skip the prologue, Lex. What ancient skeleton do you think you've dug up this time?
Lex: Well, it's not quite a skeleton yet. More like a freshly laid corpse... I wonder how Martha Kent would feel if she knew you had a secret meeting with her husband right before he died. Now, a transgression like that would test the virtues of even the most forgiving woman.
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Clark: I should have listened to you, Chloe. You tried to warn me. I had my hands around that guy's throat, and I thought that if I just kept squeezing the life out of him, then it would make everything right again.
Chloe: God, Clark. But you didn't?
Clark: No.
Chloe: What made you stop?
Clark: My dad's voice. This is going to sound weird, but I could hear him. He was the one that always kept me from going over the edge when I was too close.
Chloe: God, Clark. But you didn't?
Clark: No.
Chloe: What made you stop?
Clark: My dad's voice. This is going to sound weird, but I could hear him. He was the one that always kept me from going over the edge when I was too close.
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Chloe: Do you think you could ever do what she did? Play the mild-mannered reporter by day and a crime-fighter by night?
Clark: Honestly, I'm kind of hoping I can find a way to not have to hide who I really am.
Clark: Honestly, I'm kind of hoping I can find a way to not have to hide who I really am.
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Clark: Why haven't you gone to see her?
Chloe: Well because, because I'm afraid. I mean what if I look in her eyes and I see myself?
Clark: What if you wait too long and you never get the chance to look into her eyes again? She's your mother, she always will be. It's not going to change no matter what.
Chloe: Well because, because I'm afraid. I mean what if I look in her eyes and I see myself?
Clark: What if you wait too long and you never get the chance to look into her eyes again? She's your mother, she always will be. It's not going to change no matter what.
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Clark: Lois, you don’t know what goes on there. Do you really want Lex and these doctors getting inside Chloe’s head?
Lois: If it makes her feel better, I don’t care if Daffy Duck whacks her with a mallet!
Chloe: Guys, I’m drugged, not deaf.
Lois: If it makes her feel better, I don’t care if Daffy Duck whacks her with a mallet!
Chloe: Guys, I’m drugged, not deaf.
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Chloe: Clark, I'm a writer. If I was going to kill myself, I would've written one hell of a suicide note.
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[Clark confronts Lana's mysterious car-crash "victim" outside the hospital.]
Clark: She said she hit you full on and you're not even hurt. How'd you manage that?
Victor: Milk. Does a body good.
Clark: She said she hit you full on and you're not even hurt. How'd you manage that?
Victor: Milk. Does a body good.
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[Clark bursts in on Lex.]
Clark: We need to talk!
Lex: And you should work on your entrance, Clark. Bit abrupt, don't you think?
Clark: What do you know about Syntechnics?
Lex: See, now that's exactly what I mean. No small talk, no pleasantries — just straight to the accusations.
Clark: I haven't accused you of anything.
Lex: You don't have to. Your, uh, righteous tone says it all. So what am I have supposed to have done this time?
Clark: We need to talk!
Lex: And you should work on your entrance, Clark. Bit abrupt, don't you think?
Clark: What do you know about Syntechnics?
Lex: See, now that's exactly what I mean. No small talk, no pleasantries — just straight to the accusations.
Clark: I haven't accused you of anything.
Lex: You don't have to. Your, uh, righteous tone says it all. So what am I have supposed to have done this time?
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