Lost, Season Six

Jacob:
That man who told you to kill me believes it is in every person's nature to sin. I bring people here to prove him wrong.

Richard:
So you were the one who brought my ship here?

Jacob:
Yes,

Richard:
And there were other people here before me?

Jacob:
Yes, many.

Richard:
What happened to them?

Jacob:
They're all dead.

Richard:
If you brought them here, why didn't you help them?

Jacob:
Because I wanted them to help themselves. To know the difference between right and wrong without me having to tell them. It's all meaningless if I have to force them do anything. Why should I have to step in?

Richard:
But if you don't he [The Man in Black] will.

Jacob:
[Pauses, taken aback] Do you want a job?

Richard:
A job? Doing what?

Jacob:
Well if I don't want to step in, maybe you could do it for me. You could be my, my representative, an intermediary to me and the people I bring to the Island.

Richard:
What would I get in return?

Jacob:
You tell me...

Richard:
I want my wife back.

Jacob:
I can't do that.

Richard:
Can you absolve me of my sins?

Jacob:
I can't do that either.

Richard:
Then I never want to die...I want to live forever.

Jacob:
[Smiles, lays a hand on his shoulder] Now that, that I can do.