Lincoln quotes from Fringe

Lincoln

All right, you just look at me. You don't think about an hour from now, you don't think about a minute. You're gonna focus on this moment, ok? It's just you and me.

Lincoln

If Dana Gray is stealing people's souls as they die...

Peter

Then why is she so committed to saving lives?

Lincoln

Where is she?

How would I know? I didn't expect that she would come back here.

Lincoln

What do you mean, 'back here'?

Lincoln

That's my partner.

Olivia

I understand how you feel.

Lincoln

You're some division coming in here and taking over? You won't even tell me who you are?

Olivia

I can assure you that this case will take top --

Lincoln

Have you seen the suspect before? Do you know who he is?!

Olivia

I'm not at liberty to discuss it.

Lincoln

This is my partner we're talking about here! Maybe you can't understand that. I'd like to talk to someone else.

Olivia

There is no one else. There is just me.

Lincoln

[referring to Walter] Is he all right?

Olivia

That depends on your definition of all right. He's functional, except when he's not. But he's often quite brilliant. Just never had anything to tether him to the world.

Lincoln

You're not returning these people to their families?

Olivia

We can't do that.

Lincoln

Why not?

Olivia

Because we can't disclose how they were killed. The families are informed that they have gone missing and we will continue to look for them --

Lincoln

You lie to them.

Olivia

Look, I'm sorry, but --

Lincoln

You understand what you're saying? Those families are going to spend the rest of their lives wondering what happened to their loved ones. Looking for answers. Can you imagine what that would be like? To have that -- that hole in your life.

Walter

People die. It happens. Sometimes they even die twice.

Olivia

What you said before. I know what it's like to have a hole in my life. It's been there as long as I can remember. I told you about the incident on the plane? After that Broyles asked us to join Fringe Division, and somehow I knew that this is where I would find --

Lincoln

What?

Olivia

My answers.

Lincoln

Hey, Olivia. This photo of the girl with the riding ribbon, is that you?

Olivia

Yeah.

Lincoln

Okay. You're going to have to do better than that. Why does Nina Sharpe have your photo in her office?

Olivia

After our mother died my sister and I were due to go into the foster system. Instead, Nina pulled some strings and we went to live with her.

Lincoln

So the acting CEO of one of the richest companies in the world is your nanny.

Olivia

Something like that.

Lincoln

I lost a partner!

Peter

I lost a UNIVERSE!

Peter

You want to talk about it or should we just pretend that we already did? Olivia.

Lincoln

She's your Olivia. I get it. I mean, I don't really get it, that she could suddenly become this other version of herself. Different circumstances I might think that you were drugging her or doing something to her, but -- I don't know if she told you this, but when I first met her I had lost my partner Robert. He and his wife Julie, they had this incredible relationship. The way she looked at him. Olivia looks at you that same way. So why don't we just leave it at that.

Peter

You're a good guy.

Olivia

Okay, here's a good one. According to Mayan prophecies, a serpent rope will appear in the center of the Milky Way.

Peter

Is that when the world ends or when the aliens arrive? [smiles as he watches Olivia smile]

Astrid

Apparently that's when the celestial ship emerges and a bearded serpent god comes down to bring enlightenment.

Peter

No, actually the celestial ship turns into the serpent god.

Walter

[watching on from his microscope] It's perfect.

Lincoln

You mean no mutant porcupine man?

Walter

Hm?

Lincoln

My culture. It's clear?

Walter

Oh, no. No results. I was talking about them. I hadn't realized how much I longed for family.

I don't like funerals. I never know what I'm supposed to say.

Lincoln

There's nothing you can say.

Walter

I guess this is it.

Dunham

[hugs Walter] Thank you for everything.

Walter

[speaking of Colonel Broyles] Don't judge him. No one can be certain exactly what they're capable of, how far they'll go, to save the ones they love. I know this more than most. Keep an eye on this universe, will you? I've grown quite fond of it. [leaves]

Dunham

See, I'm surprised that you're not going back with him.

Lincoln

I told you I'd help find the people who killed your partner and mine. Until we do that, I'm not going anywhere. Look, it might not feel like it now, but it does get better.