Smallville, Season 1

[after finding Clark]

Jonathan:
Kids just don't fall out of the sky, Martha.

Martha:
Then where did he come from?

Jonathan:
I don't know. But he must have parents.

[they both find the space ship]

Martha:
Well, if he does, they're definitely not from Kansas.

Jonathan:
Sweetheart, we can't keep him. What are we gonna tell people? We found him out in a field?

Martha:
We didn't find him... he found us.

Lana:
Nietzsche? I didn't know you have a dark side, Clark.

Clark:
Doesn't everyone?

Lana:
So what are you: Man or Superman?

Clark:
I haven't figured it out yet.

Jonathan:
Your real parents weren't exactly from around... here.

Clark:
Where are they from?

[Jonathan looks up at the sky]

Clark:
What are you trying to tell me, Dad? That I'm from another planet? [sarcastically] I suppose you stashed my spaceship in the attic?

Jonathan:
Actually, it's in the storm cellar.

Chloe:
Pete, do you want to take a commercial break from the soap opera in your head? I've told you a hundred times; I'm not interested in Clark.

Pete:
Your vehement denial has been duly noted!

Clark:
I didn't dive in after Lex's car! It hit me at 60 miles an hour! Does that sound normal to you? I'd give anything to be normal.

[after saving a boy from an explosion]

Clark:
You need to talk to Mom. I think I really freaked her out this time.

Jonathan:
You also made her really proud, Clark.

Clark:
Dad, something else happened to me this morning. When I woke up, I was... kind of floating.

Jonathan:
Floating?

Clark:
As soon as I woke up, I crashed. I mean, Dad, what's happening to me?

Jonathan:
I honestly don't know. As soon as you start breaking the law of gravity, we're definitely in uncharted territory.

Lex Luthor:
[to Clark] Save any more lives on your way over? Keep it up and you could make a career out of it.

Chloe:
I hate it when you do that.

Clark:
Do what?

Chloe:
Just shut me out. It's like one minute, you're here; the next, you're gone. Clark, you're not outgrowing me as a friend, are you?

Clark:
Chloe, I could never outgrow you. Other than vertically.

Chloe:
It's amazing how far that Kent charm will get you.

Lana:
Life is about change, sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's both.

[talking about Lana's boyfriend]

Lex:
The kid that Kent saved today?

Lana:
I just came back from seeing him. He's lucky Clark was there.

Lex:
I know the feeling... kinda makes you wonder if you're with the right guy. One chucks footballs; the other helps save lives.

Lana:
For someone who just moved into town, you've got a lot of opinions.

Chloe:
Clark Kent is a football player and Lana Lang is a waitress.

Pete:
What's the matter with that?

Chloe:
Nothing, I just want to click my heels and get back to reality.

Lex:
You both stood your ground and are doing what you want. I caved. You two have inspired me.

Clark:
[sarcastically] Oh yeah. Joining the football team and pouring some coffee. We're a couple of real rebels.

Lana:
Long live the revolution.

Lionel:
You get one.

Lex:
One what?

Lionel:
One chance to defy me.

Lex:
I can't figure out what you hate more -- the fact that my plan works, or that you didn't come up with it first.

Lionel:
Just remember -- empires aren't built on clever bookkeeping.

Lex:
Dad, you have no idea what I'm capable of.

Lex Luthor:
My father sent me to Smallville because he'd rather surround himself with drones than people who challenge his archaic business practices.

Lionel:
You know perfectly well how I feel about you.

Lex:
Hence I'm at a crap factory in Smallville.

Lionel:
Did you know the Caesars would send their sons to the furthest most corners of the empire so they could get an appreciation of how the world works?

Lex:
Whatever helps you sleep at night, Dad.

Lex:
I promise I'm not a criminal mastermind.

Clark:
I know; a criminal mastermind would have worn a mask.

Clark:
You go through life with a gift you have to keep a secret. When you see everyone around you being normal, you get jealous. You just want to be somebody else.

Lex:
You came into my life, thinking you could shake me down 'cause I'm just some spoiled rich brat who needed his daddy's protection. Trust me - when I make things disappear, they stay buried.

[using x-ray vision to find a body]

Clark:
It's Tina's mom.

Pete:
Damn. How'd you know she was in there?

Clark:
Because I can see right through the door, Pete.

Pete:
Very funny, Sherlock. How do you think she died?

Clark:
Broken neck... I'm guessing.

Clark:
Mom, if you could see anything, what would you do?

Martha:
Learn to close my eyes.

Chloe:
This is what I love about high school parties. People will gather anywhere as long as there's illegally-purchased alcohol and even the slightest chance of hooking up.

Jonathan:
We already talked about that.

Martha:
I talked, you grunted.

Jonathan:
I thought that I was rather articulate.

Clark:
Hello, citizens.

Martha:
I'm not familiar with this child. Where's the moody one? Lives upstairs, runs real fast?

Clark:
Maybe I can help.

Jonathan:
You already have. Last season you saved us four part-time hands.

Clark:
I'm thinking bigger picture. You know, forget about this whole high school thing. Try for a pro sports team. I could make a ton of money in endorsements... [smiles] just trying to lighten up the mood.

Martha:
As much as we'd love to see your face on a cereal box, we'd settle for you getting to school on time.

Lex:
The hardest thing in the world is telling someone you love, that you like them.

Cassandra Carver:
Because we both know... you're not like other people.

Clark:
Sure I am...

Cassandra Carver:
No Clark, I've seen you. Before we ever met. More than once, I've touched people and seen such pain and despair and - But then you were there and the pain was gone. I think that's your destiny, Clark. To save people from fear and darkness. You can fear the future or you can embrace it. The choice is yours.

Lex:
Life's a journey, Clark; I don't wanna go through it following a roadmap.

Clark:
It still wouldn't kill you to drive more slowly.

Lex:
I once read about a rich man who survived a hotel fire. He hung onto the ledge for an hour before the fire department rescued him. Afterwards he bought the hotel...always stayed in the room. When they asked him why, he said he figured Fate couldn't find him twice.

Clark:
You might consider rounding those curves at a speed that won't actually break the sound barrier.

Lex:
Hey, where's the fun in that?

Lex:
You see, I don't want to do good things, I want to do great things.

Clark Kent:
[doesn't see Lana] Dad, I got the posts in the west field. I hit some granite, but I jammed it through.

[sees Lana, pauses]

Lana Lang:
Very impressive.

Clark Kent:
Well, I had a sledgehammer.

Chloe:
Getting your morning Lana fix?

Clark:
Chloe, don't you ever knock?

Chloe:
It's a barn, Clark.

Clark:
Is there a reason you're here early or do you just enjoy busting my chops?

Chloe:
Little of both.

Lex:
I don't care about the past - I believe in the power to reinvent yourself.

Clark:
I can't believe we're creeping around looking for road kill.

Chloe:
The deer's in there... the door's locked. I'm gonna go find a maintenance worker.

[Clark uses super strength to open the door]

Clark:
Chloe, it's open.

Chloe:
How'd you do that?

Clark:
Kent charm.

Chloe:
This is Smallville, Clark. Land of the weird, home of the strange.

Lex:
I hear you're taking a tour of my plant tomorrow.

Chloe:
It's a class field trip.

Lex:
What'd you do wrong?

Clark:
It's that bad?

Clark:
Look, Earl worked on the farm for six seasons. I spent 12 hours a day with the guy out in the fields. He even tried to teach me how to play guitar. He said it was a good way to impress women.

Chloe:
Yeah, we're all a sucker for a guy with a 6-string. How come I've never heard you play?

Clark:
I kept snapping the guitar strings. I think Earl got sick of replacing them.

Mr. Sullivan:
Welcome to LuthorCorp, where we give a crap.

Chloe:
Okay, somebody kill me now.

Pete:
What are you gonna do now that you're officially home alone?

Clark:
I was thinking of having a few people over.

Chloe:
Do my ears deceive me or is Clark Kent actually suggesting a party?

Clark:
A small gathering. You guys, a few other people, maybe even Lana.

Chloe:
With or without her posable action-figure boyfriend?

Martha:
We called six times last night, spoke with six different people, none of whom knew who you were.

Clark:
It was supposed to be an intimate occasion.

Jonathan:
Clark, where have you been?

Clark:
The hospital.

Martha:
That's it. I'm never leaving home again.

[Lex points to a breastplate with an "S" symbol.]

Lex:
You know it belonged to Alexander the Great? They said the design symbolizes strength and courage.

Clark:
I can't exactly see myself going into battle with that on my chest.

Lex:
Darker times call for darker methods. His opponents thought he was invincible.

Clark:
I didn't know you were such a history buff.

Lex:
I'm not. I'm just interested in people who ruled the world before they were thirty.

Lana:
Don't worry, Lex. You still have a few years to go.

Chloe:
It figures you'd side with her.

Clark:
I'm not taking anyone's side.

Chloe:
Yeah right, Clark, you're completely objective in all things Lana.

Victoria:
He understands you may have certain negative feelings towards your father.

Lex:
Sir Harry has always had an incredible grasp of the obvious.

Clark:
Phelan came back after you were arrested. I got so angry that I grabbed him. And for a second, I wanted to... I wanted to kill him.

Jonathan:
But you didn't, right?

Clark:
Yeah, but I was close.

Jonathan:
Believe me, son, I know all there is to know about losing your temper. But you can't afford to do it. This is Phelan's game, and he will play your fear and your anger but you cannot let him get to you.

Clark:
I don't care. I won't let anybody hurt you and mom.

Jonathan:
And he knows that. But once you cross that line, there's no going back.

Clark:
No, I think I'll play it by ear, you know, fly by the seat of my pants...

Pete:
Clark, you're not the flying type.

Lionel:
Empires are not brought down by outside forces - they are destroyed by weaknesses from within.

[discussing the blood drive]

Jonathan:
Clark, you know you can't donate.

Clark:
I know, dad but what am I supposed to tell her?

Martha:
That you have a problem with needles, which you technically do.

Clark:
Great, not only do I lie, but I look like a wuss.

Clark:
Have you ever got information that you wish you hadn't?

Lex:
In my experience I've found you can never have too much information.

Lana:
That's the thing about Clark Kent: he's not always there when you want him... but he's always there when you need him.

Clark:
Don't do this. I'm your friend.

Lex:
Oh please. You think I don't see the way your parents look at me? The way half the town looks at me? You're no different. Friendship's a fairy tale, Clark. Respect and fear are the best you can hope for.

Clark:
I don't see myself being a farmer when I grow up.

Lana:
What do you want to do?

Clark:
I'm not sure. Just as long as it doesn't involve putting on a suit and doing a lot of flying.

Lex:
Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird?

Clark:
Never read it.

Lex:
You should. You two have a lot in common. Small-town heroes. Believe in the truth. Not willing to back down.

Clark:
How does it end?

Lex:
It's not about the ending, it's about the journey.

Clark:
What kills me is that I know that I'm right. I just wish I could get them to see it.

Lex:
That, my friend, is the key to leadership. Not only knowing you're right, but convincing everyone else. If you can do that, the world's your oyster.

Kyle:
Do you know what it's like to have to hide because of who you are?

Clark:
Yes, I do. But when you have a gift you can't just hide in a hole and hope it goes away.

Lex:
You can learn a lot from someone you hate.

Jonathan:
You know what they say: lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Look, my guess is that your powers aren't coming back.

Clark:
Maybe being normal won't be so bad; I mean it works for you and Mom.

Martha:
Oh, thanks.

Clark:
You don't feel any differently about me now do you?

Martha:
Clark, you're our son whether you can bench-press the tractor or not.

Clark:
What do I do now?

Jonathan:
Well, life isn't easy for anybody, whether you're normal or super. But you're still Clark Kent. You were raised a certain way and that's never gonna change. Sure, your abilities were part of you, but they didn't define you.

Lex:
[to Victoria] If sleeping with me was just business, I'd hate to think what that makes you.

Clark:
You think I'm hiding something from you? Here. Take this hammer. Hit me anywhere.

Lex:
I'm not gonna hit you, Clark.

Clark:
Come on! If I can get hit by a car, you can't hurt me.

Lex:
Clark, I just want the truth.

Clark:
The truth is I'm just a guy who tried to do the right thing. Isn't that enough?

Lana:
Can you imagine waking up one morning and having powers?

Clark:
It's scary... I guess. I mean, look at Eric. It hasn't helped him.

Lana:
That's true. But I still always wished I could fly.

Clark:
Yeah, that'd be something, Lana.

Jonathan:
Clark, your gifts are... well, they're part of you but they don't define you.

Clark:
I know. But they complicate all of our lives.

Jonathan:
Seeing how destructive Eric got, it just reminds me of how special you really are.

Clark:
That's because Eric didn't get my two strongest gifts. You and Mom.

Clark:
I just want to say I'm sorry.

Chloe:
For what?

Clark:
Letting you get hurt.

Chloe:
Well, I am perturbed with you, Clark. I'm also mad that you didn't put out the Chicago fire of 1871, or prevent the fall of the Roman Empire, making you directly responsible for the Dark Ages.

Lex:
Clark, you can't save the world. All you'll end up with is a Messiah complex and a lot of enemies.

Clark:
I saved you, didn't I? That turned out all right.

Clark:
Chloe, you can't just go snooping around someone's house.

Chloe:
It's a mansion. It's designed for snooping.

Clark:
How you feeling?

Chloe:
Like a million bucks... thrown in the washing machine set on spin.

Clark:
The question is, how'd they get inside?

Pete:
I don't know. Now stop channeling Chloe and come on. [Clark uses his x-ray vision] Oh no, not the Kent thousand-yard stare.

Pete:
No offense, Clark, but digging up six pages of interesting on you is going to require some serious excavation.

Clark:
I do stuff...

Chloe:
Yes, and I'm sure that once I deploy my journalistic skills on you, I'll be able to unearth a skeleton or two.

Clark:
You know, Chloe, this is a class project, not a corruption scandal.

Chloe:
Relax, Clark, it's not like you have anything to hide, right?

Pete:
In a world of designer water, Clark Kent is straight from the tap.

Jonathan:
Let's just say that it's a very long road between what's sitting in our storm cellar and what's written on your birth certificate.

Pete:
There was this bully three grades ahead of us. This dude was determined to pound dents into every kid in the school. One day, I guess it was my turn. He was just about to take my head off when Clark jumped between us.

Chloe:
So Clark ran interference. Now, as kind as that sounds, Pete, I really don't think it falls under the "something amazing" test.

Pete:
I'm not finished. Clark didn't just push brain-dead away. He put him through a door, as in splinters and broken hinges. How he did it, I still have no idea. The guy was at least twice our size.

Chloe:
Clark, any comments?

Clark:
Uh, well, we were, you know, six years old. Twice our size was three feet tall.

Clark:
My biological parents are either dead or didn't want me. The point is, you're prying into my private life.

Chloe:
I was just trying to be thorough.

Clark:
This is a class project. I spent an hour yesterday with Lana. That's it. That's all I needed. I'm not some mystery for you to solve.

Lex:
This isn't you.

Lana:
Why? Because I'm not doing exactly as I'm told? Because I'm not stuck in a corner hiding in a book? For once I am not afraid of life and nobody can handle it cause you all prefer the insecure little girl. Well I'm sick of her and all of her talk about her dead parents.

Clark:
What's going on with Dad?

Martha:
I don't know. He's been acting strange ever since he got home.

Jonathan:
[Getting a beer from the fridge] Hey, Clark. Football game on TV. You wanna watch it with me?

Clark:
Don't you have work to do?

Jonathan:
Nah, chores can wait. Besides, I earned a rest. You can pick up the slack for me, can't ya?

Clark:
It's good to see this whole hero thing didn't go to your head.

Lana:
You think too much, Clark.

Clark:
Right now, I'm thinking you don't seem like yourself.

Lana:
Or maybe... [starts to undress] ...I'm more me than ever.

Clark:
Lana... this is crazy.

Lana:
That's the point. If life doesn't make you crazy, then why bother living it? I know that's how I want it.

Lana:
I know you want me, Clark. Stop holding back. Come on... you're not made of steel. Or are you?

Dr. Hamilton:
Remember, Lex. You're the one opening Pandora's box.

Lex:
I'm just the key, Dr. Hamilton.

Clark:
I didn't know you liked comic books.

Lex:
Are you kidding? A strange visitor from another planet who protects the weak? When I was young he was my idol, not to mention that fact he's bald. I have the whole collection.

Lex:
I think he saw Julian as his second chance. A chance for him to have a son he could truly love.

Clark:
I'm sorry.

Lex:
It's in the past, Clark. We would have ended up hating each other anyway. My father would have seen to that.

Lex:
What could you possibly have to complain about now? The plant's doing well. LuthorCorp stock is up.

Lionel:
I'm not here to complain, Lex. On the contrary, your performance lately has been... more than adequate.

Lex:
That sounds dangerously like a compliment.

Ryan:
Are you sure you don't want to know how Lana feels about you?

Clark:
I prefer to find out on my own.

Ryan:
Clark, be careful of Lex. I know you like him, but there's a lot of darkness he keeps from the world. I've seen it in his head.

Clark:
I like to believe in people's best.

Lex:
You know what those emperors you're so fond of talking about were really afraid of? That their sons would become successful and return to Rome at the head of their own army.

Lionel:
You think you can find your future in Smallville? I'm your future. Join me, Lex. Join me in Metropolis. How long have you been waiting to hear me to say those words?

Lex:
I've waited to hear other things from you for a lot longer. I'll return to Metropolis when I'm ready.

Lionel:
At the head of an army?

Lex:
Do you know what my father gave me for my tenth birthday? A copy of The Will to Power.. Behold the super man. Man is something to be overcome." Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Nietzsche. They were the voices that nurtured me after my mother died. My father made every question a quiz, every choice a test. Second best was for losers, compassion for losers, trust no one. Those were the lessons I grew up with.

Dominic:
I'll remember that if I'm ever interviewed by the biography channel.

Lex:
All I'm saying, Dominic, is try and remember who I was raised by. I try to deny it, but I'm still my father's son. Tread carefully.

Lex:
Do you have a family photo?

Jonathan:
Yeah, I got lots of family photos, Lex.

Lex:
The only picture of my father and me appears in the LuthorCorp annual report.

Jonathan:
Is this the part where I'm supposed to feel sorry for you?

Lex:
No. I just want you to understand if I'm guilty of anything regarding your family, it's envy.

Lex:
In his own way, he's just trying to give you something my father never gave me.

Clark:
What's that?

Lex:
Limitations. All my father ever told me was "Don't get caught. Don't cause a scandal." That's not love, that's public relations. You have no idea how lucky you are. When my father dies, kings will come to his funeral, but when yours does, his friends will come.

Lex:
Let's be frank, Dominic. My father sent you here to spy on me because he's afraid of how well I'm doing. This was my last chance to prove myself and he just assumed I'd fail. Now he has to revise his definition of me. I'm not just his screw-up son anymore. Now I'm competition. And my father only knows one way of dealing with competition.

Dominic:
There are some things better left between patient and therapist, Lex.

Lex:
You know, in ancient Persia, the kings would kill a messenger who brought them news they didn't like. In modern times, a sword in the chest might seem a little extreme. Something more subtle would be in order. Enjoying your drink?

Clark:
Dad, I know how we can catch more fish this year.

Jonathan:
What, new lures?

Clark:
X-ray vision.

Lex:
There's nothing wrong with a good fight. Just remember, the man of tomorrow is forged by his battles today.

Clark:
Could I use that? I mean, "the man of tomorrow" for my slogan?

Lex:
Knock yourself out.

Chloe:
I just want to know what you stand for.

Clark:
I stand for truth, justice, and... other stuff.

Chloe:
Okay, well, I think the man of tomorrow needs to get a platform for today.

Chloe:
So how goes the platform?

Clark:
I haven't started working on it yet. I've been so busy meeting new people, I even got invited to parties this weekend.

Chloe:
I can't believe it only took one day for you to be compromised by the lure of popularity.

Clark:
Remind me to pull your funding after I'm elected.

Pete:
This is just a pit stop. We wanted to take advantage of your 2-for-1 deal.

Lana:
I figure that's the last step before I institute topless waitressing.

Pete:
Well, here's to hoping it fails miserably.

Chloe:
Well, my candidate may have won, but my friends lost. I'm really proud of you tonight, Clark.

Clark:
Why?

Chloe:
Because you're exhibiting dignity in the face of defeat. It's the quality that all great leaders possess.

Danny Kwan:
I see you in a uniform flying. You ever considered a career in the air force?

Clark:
Um, I'll think about it.

Clark:
We see each other every day.

Chloe:
It was 45 minutes when my car happened to break down outside the Talon and you gave me a ride home. I practically had to tear you away from Lana.

Clark:
Don't you think you're being just a little unfair?

Chloe:
No. Whenever Lex and Lana are around, it's like the rest of us don't exist.

Clark:
Wait, Chloe, why are you being so hypersensitive?

Chloe:
You know, most men are from Mars, Clark, but you're from some distant galaxy that I've never even heard of.

Clark:
Chloe likes me.

Lana:
So how do you feel about her?

Clark:
Like maybe we could be more than friends. When I saw her with Justin today, I got kinda...

Lana:
Jealous?

Clark:
It's like you find out this secret and it colors everything. I just can't believe I never saw it before.

Lana:
Sometimes the right person can be right in front of your eyes and you never even know it.

Clark:
I've always liked Lana, but I can never get near her. I just found out that Chloe likes me and I think I may have feelings for her too.

Lex:
So which one do you want to pursue?

Clark:
That's the thing, I want to protect my friendship with both.

Lex:
Then you'll never get either one.

Lex:
Clark, love isn't about playing it safe. It's about risks. Unless you're willing to put yourself out there, you'll never know.

Clark:
Have you ever been in love before?

Lex:
I've only loved two women in my life. One died and the other betrayed me.

Clark:
I'm sorry.

Lex:
Some people are meant to be alone.

Clark:
The printer's jammed, the scanner's broken, and the Spring Formal event schedule is late. Chloe leaves for a day and the Torch goes down in flames.

Lana:
It's safe to say we won't lose you to the entrancing world of journalism.

Clark:
I'm just afraid that if Lana sees me with another girl, she's going to think that the door is closed.

Martha:
The door is closed, Clark. And you need to admit that to yourself.

Clark:
Dad, Lex is just trying to do the right thing.

Jonathan:
I know he is, Clark. I know he didn't try to buy me off, he's just trying to repay me for damages that he thinks he caused. You're right, I got no real reason to doubt him. It's just something in my gut tells me I should.

Clark:
Lex isn't perfect, Dad. I know that. But slamming the door in his face over and over only helps turn him into exactly what you think he already is.

Jonathan:
When did you get to be so wise?

Clark:
Ask my dad.

Clark:
You know, I remember the first time I met Chloe. It was eighth grade. She'd just transferred from Metropolis and I was assigned to show her around. The first thing she wanted to know was where she could buy a copy of the Planet so she could keep in touch with civilization. When she found out I lived on a farm, she insisted I invite her over to experience it first hand. I think she thought I was Amish. When I brought her up here, she just kissed me, right out of the blue.

Lana:
Why'd she do that?

Clark:
She said "I know you've been thinking about that all day, so I figured we'd get it out of the way and be friends."

Lex:
I found a man. He said something besides the meteors came down that day.

Clark:
Like what?

Lex:
A ship.

Clark:
And you believe him?

Lex:
I listened. Chances are he's just another crackpot, but I'd be remiss if I didn't check it out.

Clark:
And when the next story comes up, you'll be sure to check that one out too. When are you going to be able to put your past behind you?

Lex:
Take a look at the stars, Clark. Some of them have been extinguished for thousands of years, but their light is only reaching us now. The past is always influencing the present. I can't change that. All I can do is try to understand it.

Lionel:
We're in business to make profits, not friends! You can't let your emotions get in the way of making tough decisions.

Lex:
Don't lecture me about letting emotions get in the way! This plant was showing a profit. You're only shutting it down because I wouldn't go work for you in Metropolis.

Lionel:
Lex, you may have felt that you found a home here, but you were mistaken! This was just your training ground. Well, your training is over! You're coming home, son.

Clark:
Why would your father be against the plant?

Lex:
We have a complicated relationship, Clark. My father wants me to believe it's built on trust, but it's not. It's built on lies and deceit. Any relationship with that foundation is destined to fail. Lucky we don't have that problem.

Clark:
Lucky us.

Lex:
I don't know. Just got a bad feeling. Kind of like when you can smell the air change before a storm.

Clark:
Storms are a way of life around here, Lex. The trick is not to get caught out in the open.

Lionel:
It's suicide, Lex! You may get the plant, but you're putting your employee's homes on the line. Forfeiting your own future!

Lex:
Or forging a new destiny free from you!

Lionel:
You're not my enemy. You're my son.

Lex:
I never saw the distinction.

Lionel:
When Alexander the Great was dying, his generals asked who he would leave his empire to. If he would appoint a successor, it would keep the legacy intact... prevent generations of bloodshed! His answer was simple, 'I leave it to the strongest.'

Lex:
I believe the term is 'Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!'

Lionel:
I'll bury you and everyone in Smallville who takes your side!

lana

he's not there when you want him but he's always there when you need him

Clark Kent:
You guys, I can see through things! How do you control that?

Martha Kent:
You gotta practice, Clark. Your eyes have muscles, just like your legs.

Jonathan Kent:
Your mom is right, son. Look, all you have to do is you have to figure out a way to, uh, condition them so you don't get these random flashes.

Clark Kent:
Oh, that sounds great. How am I gonna do that?

Gabe Sullivan:
Welcome to LuthorCorp, where we give a crap.

Chloe Sullivan:
(to Clark) Okay, somebody kill me now.

Gabe Sullivan:
A little fertilizer humor there. Before we go inside I need you to remove all your cellphones, pagers, jewelery. Anything that jangles, dangles or rings can go in these plastic trays right here. All right? Any other questions?

Clark Kent:
I heard there was a third level to the plant, is that true?

Gabe Sullivan:
Yeah, that's where we do the alien autopsies.

Chloe Sullivan:
(to Clark) Don't encourage him.

Lana Lang:
Clark, what happened to you last night?

Clark Kent:
I wasn't feeling well. Guess I'm not much of a city guy.

Chloe Sullivan:
You can take the boy off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the boy.