Slade Wilson quotes from Arrow

Slade

I believe that when we lose someone we love, we have the obligation to honor their memory.

Slade Wilson

Obviously you were never a Boy Scout.

Oliver

[sarcastically] Yeah? What tipped you off?

Slade

You'd better hurry. The wolves come out at night.

Oliver

There're wolves here? Right, of course there are, because what would the worst place on earth be without wolves?

Slade

The only thing that'll keep them out is fire.

Oliver

Well, y'know, you're welcome to help! [Slade lights the wood with a lighter.] Seriously? I've been working on this for two hours!

Slade

I know, I was watching you. Thank you...for the entertainment.

Oliver

I know this. They picked the one book that I read in college.

Slade

What the hell are you talking about?

Oliver

It's a quote from The Odyssey: "Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is born that is weaker than man."

Slade

[after Oliver laughs] What?

Oliver

I'm trapped on an island, and my only friend is named Wilson.

Slade

You're not going to last an hour out there.

Oliver

Well, I guess you better hope I get back in 45 minutes, then.

Slade

That's broken. It got busted during the crash.

Oliver

Did you try to get it to work?

Slade

I'm better at pulling things apart.

Oliver

My father was a pilot and he used to do his own maintenance.

Slade

So you're hoping that aircraft maintenance is genetic?

Oliver

No, I used to help him and I liked it. Then I got pretty good at it. So maybe I-

Slade

You should be training for the inevitable fight that's looming.

Oliver

I think I have a better chance of making the radio work.

Oliver

We can't just sit here and wait for Fyers to come and kill us.

Slade

I did have one idea. If you go into the forest and gather as much bamboo as you can find...

Oliver

Yeah?

Slade

We could build ourselves a boat like they did on Gilligan's Island.

Shado

You've come very far in a few months. Don't beat yourself up.

Oliver

Apparently that's his job.

Slade

And I love my job.

Slade

I will not be the reason something happens to you.

Shado

Then we're in agreement. Because I make my own choices.

Slade

You are a strong woman.

Shado

When I care about someone, there's nothing I won't do for them.

Slade

Another thing... we have in common.

Slade

So your campaign begins.

Blood

The city needs a leader. And putting the copycat hoods up to assassinating the mayor was just the first step. The vigilante... he destroyed the centrifuge and the serum along with it.

Slade

I will arrange for you to receive another sample of my blood, and then you can mass produce the serum again. When I ask you not to confront the vigilante, you will listen. Remember, your mask can be worn by another.

Blood

You know who he is under that hood, don't you?

Slade

I know exactly who is. He's my friend.

Blood

That's why you don't want him dead.

Slade

Death would be a release from this life, and his sentence has yet to be carried out. I'm going to tear everything he cares about away from him. Destroy those who choose to follow him. Corrupt those he loves. Once he has lost everyone and everything he values, I will drive an arrow through his eye.

Oliver

Cyrus Gold, the man in the skull mask, all this was you. They worked for you.

Slade

Well, I have my allies, just as you have yours. John Diggle, for example. I suppose you're wondering why he hasn't taken his head shot. Don't worry. He's still alive - for now.

Oliver

Why don't you just kill me now?

Slade

To kill you now would be a mercy. You cannot die until you have suffered the same way I have suffered, until you have known complete despair, and you will, I promise.

Oliver

They're calling you Deathstroke.

Slade

That's a bit flamboyant. I like it.

Slade

Don't worry. I am not here to harm you.

Laurel

Go to hell.

Slade

All in good time, I'm sure. But before then, I've come to Starling City to see Oliver Queen suffer.

Laurel

Oliver? What? Why?

Slade

Because he's not the man you think he is.

Laurel

How would you know that?

Slade

Because I know Oliver Queen is The Arrow.

Arrow

[talking about Roy] Slade, he's just a kid!

Slade

Who's here only because you pushed him away. You're the one person he looked up to, and for that you crushed his soul.