John Locke quotes from Lost

Locke

Thank you Henry. Thank you for not leaving me.

Locke

[to Eko] I was wrong.

Locke

The bullet went in one side, came out the other. I'd probably be dead if I still had a kidney there. Anything else?

John Locke

[Locke has just put a live grenade in Miles' mouth] I realize that when I tied you up in here the other day, I made the mistake of failing to introduce myself. My name is John Locke, and I'm responsible for the well-being of this island. Eventually, Miles, you're going to tell me who you are, you're going to tell me about the people on the boat, and you're going to tell me why you're so interested in Ben. In the meantime, however, you're going to keep your mouth shut. I learned something yesterday. No use in having rules if there's no punishment for breaking them. You'll be fine if you bite down on the trigger. Enjoy your breakfast.

John Locke

[to Jack] Lie to them, Jack. If you do it half as well as you lie to yourself, they'll believe you.

John Locke

[to Jack] We've been waiting for you.

Locke

My walkabout. An adventure in the outback. Man against nature. But they wouldn't let me go. And I sat there yelling at them. Shouting at them that they couldn't tell me what I can't do. But they were right. I'm sick of imagining of what my life could be out of this chair, Helen. What it would be like to walk down the aisle with you because its not gonna happen. So if you need me to see more doctors, have more consults, if you need me to get out of this chair, I don't blame you. But I don't want you to spend your life waiting for a miracle because there is no such thing.

John Locke

Backgammon is the oldest game in the world. Archeologists found sets when they excavated the ruins of ancient Mesopotamia. Five thousand years old. That's older than Jesus Christ.

Walt Lloyd

Did they have dice and stuff?

John Locke

Mhhm. But theirs weren't made of plastic. Their dice were made of bones.

Walt Lloyd

Cool.

John Locke

Two players. Two sides. One is light... one is dark.

Sayid

We can find food. There are plenty of things on this island we can use for sustenance.

Sawyer

And exactly how are we gonna find this sustenance?

Locke

We hunt.

Kate

How did you get that on the plane?

Locke

Checked it.

Jack

You either have very good aim, or very bad aim, Mr...

Michael

Locke. His name is Locke.

Jack

Okay Mr. Locke, what is it that we're hunting?

Locke

We know there are wild boar on the island. Razorbacks by the look of em. The ones that came into the camp last night were piglets, 100, 150 pounds each. Which means that there's a mother nearby. A 250 pound rat, with scimitar like tusks, a surly disposition, who'd love nothing more than to eviscerate anything that comes near it. Boar's usual mode of attack is to circle around and charge from behind so I figure it'll take at least three of us to distract her long enough for me to flank one of the piglets, pin it and slit its throat.

Sawyer

And you gave him his knife back?

What is it with you, Locke? Why do you torture yourself? I mean, imagining you're some hunter? Walkabouts? Wake up, you can't do any of that.

John Locke

Norman Croucher.

What? Norman what?

John Locke

Norman Croucher. Norman Croucher, double amputee, no legs. He climbed to the top of Mt. Everest. Why? It was his destiny.

That's what you think you've got, old man? Destiny?

John Locke

Just don't tell me what I can't do.

The Walkabouts we arrange here are not just some stroll through the park. It's trekking across vast stretches of desert, rafting bloody treacherous waters--

John Locke

Look, you've got no idea who you're talking to. I'm well aware of what's involved, believe me. I probably know more than you on the subject.

In any case, it's a trying ordeal for someone in peak physical condition, let alone--

John Locke

Look, I booked this tour a month ago, you've already got my money. Now, I demand a place on that bus.

You misrepresented yourself--

John Locke

I never lied.

By omission, Mr. Locke! You neglected to tell us about your condition.

John Locke

My condition is not an issue. I've lived with it for 4 years. It's never kept me from doing anything.

Look, unfortunately it is an issue for our insurance company. I can't keep the bus waiting any longer. It isn't fair to the other people.

John Locke

Hey, don't talk to me about fair!

I can get you on a plane back to Sydney on our dime. That's the best I can do.

John Locke

No. I don't want to go back to Sydney. Look I've been preparing for this for years. Just put me on the bus, right now, I can do this.

No, you can't.

John Locke

Hey, hey, don't you walk away from me.

John Locke

You don't know who you're dealing with! Don't ever tell me what I can't do, ever! This is destiny. This is destiny. This is my destiny. [yelling] I'm supposed to do this, dammit! Don't tell me what I can't do! Don't tell me what I can't...

Jack

I can't.

Locke

Why can't you?

Jack

Because I'm not a leader.

Locke

Yet they all treat you like one.

Jack

I don't know how to help them. I'll fail. I don't have what it takes.

John Locke

I'm an ordinary man, Jack, meat and potatoes, I live in the real world. I'm not a big believer in magic. But this place is different. It's special. The others don't want to talk about it because it scares them. But we all know it. We all feel it. Is your white rabbit a hallucination? Probably. But what if everything that happened here, happened for a reason? What if this person that you're chasing is really here?

Jack Shephard

That's impossible.

John Locke

Even if it is, let's say it's not.

Jack Shephard

Then what happens when I catch him?

John Locke

I don't know. But I've looked into the eye of this Island. And what I saw was beautiful.

Locke

Pull yourself together, son.

Charlie

It wouldn't be an irrational fear of bees if I could just pull myself together, would it?

John Locke

I think you're a lot stronger than you know, Charlie. And I'm going to prove it to you. I'll let you ask me for your drugs three times. The third time, I'm going to give them to you. Now, just so we're clear, this is one.

Charlie Pace

Why? Why? Why are you doing this? To torture me? Just get rid of them and have done with it?

John Locke

If I did that you wouldn't have a choice, Charlie. And having choices, making decisions based on more than instinct, is the only thing that separates you from him [indicating the boar].