John Locke quotes from Lost

Locke

We're here.

Juliet

Thank God. What are the odds that we would end up in the same time as this thing?

Sawyer

You just had to say somethin'.

Sawyer

You're going down there?

Locke

Aha...

Sawyer

What exactly are you hoping to find?

Locke

A way off the Island.

Sawyer

Expecting a subway!?

Locke

[Smiling] Goodbye, James.

Locke

What makes you think that I'm so special?

Charles Widmore

Because you are.

Ilana

Nobody remembers you being on the plane

Locke

Well, I don't remember being on it either.

Ilana

What do you remember?

Locke

I remember a lot.

Ilana

Like why you're dressed up so nice?

Locke

No, but I can guess.

Ilana

Please. Guess.

Locke

I think this suit is what they were gonna bury me in.

Ilana

Sorry?

Locke

You asked what I remembered. I remember dying.

You know him?

Locke

Yeah. He's the man who killed me.

John Locke

Why would you help me?

Charles Widmore

Because there's a war coming, John. And if you're not back on the Island when that happens, the wrong side is going to win.

John Locke

"Jeremy Bentham"?

Charles Widmore

He was a British philosopher. Your parents had a sense of humor when they named you, so why can't I? This should be money enough for now. The phone's international. If you need to reach me, for anything, just press 2-3. The folder contains your people's whereabouts, everyone that was on the Island that left.

John Locke

You've been watching them?

Charles Widmore

I'm deeply invested in the future of the Island, John. So, yes, I've been watching them. I wouldn't mention I'm involved in this. I can't imagine what they think of me, having listened to Benjamin's lies.

John Locke

How do I know that you're not the one who's lying?

Charles Widmore

I haven't tried to kill you. Would you say the same for him?

Jack Shephard

What are you doing here?

John Locke

Jack, how did you find me?

Jack Shephard

You were in a car accident and you were brought into my hospital. What are you doing here?

John Locke

We have to go back.

Jack Shephard

[laughs bitterly] Of course. Of course we do.

John Locke

Jack, the people I left behind need our help. We're supposed to go back--

Jack Shephard

--because it's our destiny? How many times are you gonna say that to me, John?

John Locke

How can you not see it? Of all the hospitals they could've brought me to, I end up here. You don't think that's fate?

Jack Shephard

Your car accident was on the west side of Los Angeles. You being brought into my hospital isn't fate, John. It's probability.

John Locke

You don't understand. It wasn't an accident. Someone is trying to kill me.

Jack Shephard

Why? Why would someone try to kill you?

John Locke

Because they don't want me to succeed. They wanna stop me. They don't want me to get back because I'm important.

Jack Shephard

[beat] Have you ever stopped to think that these delusions that you're special aren't real? That maybe there's nothing important about you at all? Maybe you are just a lonely old man that crashed on an Island. That's it. [standing] Good-bye, John.

Richard. He's back!

Richard Alpert

Who?

John Locke

I brought dinner!

Richard Alpert

[Confused and shocked] John?

John Locke

Hello Richard. It's been a while.

Richard Alpert

It's...been three years. John what happened? Where were you?

John Locke

I'll explain that on the way.

Richard Alpert

On the way? On the way where?

John Locke

It's going to be night soon and you and I have an errand to run and we don't have a lot of time. [Pause] What's wrong?

Richard Alpert

There's something different about you.

John Locke

I have a purpose now...

Locke

What did you lose?

Jack

Excuse me?

Locke

They lost one of my bags. What about you?

Jack

You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

Locke

Try me.

Jack

They lost my father.

Locke

I'm sorry?

Jack

He died a couple of days ago in Australia, and I flew down to get him.

Locke

My condolences. [screaming to Oceanic employee handing him his lost luggage form] Yo!

Jack

The coffin was supposed to go on the plane in Sydney, but it didn't. Apparently he is somewhere in transit, which is their way of saying that they have no idea where the hell he is.

Locke

Well, how could they know?

Jack

They're the ones who checked him in. I mean, they have to have some kind of tracking system.

Locke

No, I'm not talking about the coffin. How could they know where he is? They didn't lose your father, they just lost his body. [Jack ponders this as Locke smiles at him] Either way, your story beats the hell out of mine. All that was in my suitcase was a bunch of knives.

Jack

Some kind of salesman?

Locke

Yeah, something like that. Well, it was nice talking to ya, but I hope you find that coffin.

Jack

I hope you find your knives.

Locke

Thanks.

Jack

You mind if I ask what happened to you? I'm only asking because I'm a spinal surgeon. I didn't mean --

Locke

No, don't worry about it. Surgery isn't going to do anything to help me. My condition is irreversible.

Jack

Nothing is irreversible. [hands him his card] If you ever want a consult, just give me a call. It's on the house.

Locke

Well thanks. [reads his card] Jack Shephard, I'm John, John Locke. [shakes Jack's hand]

Jack

It's nice to meet you, John.

Locke

It's nice to meet you, too.

Boone Carlyle

You're not pulling my leg, are ya?

John Locke

Why would I pull your leg?

Boone Carlyle

[laughing] This thing goes down, I'm sticking with you.

Locke

[Brought to tears] Did you see that?

Jack

See what? [Locke looks at Jack, overjoyed to see him; Jack has a flash of when he and Locke opened the Hatch but ignores it, confused] Mr. Locke, you need to lie back and take it easy.

Locke

[Trying to get up, very emotional] No, what we need to do is go.

Jack

No, you can't get up.

Locke

[Smiles happily] Will you come with me?

Jack

We are not going anywhere. You've just had extensive spinal surgery. Now you need to lie back. I- I need to see my son.[Starts to leave]

Locke

You don't have a son.

Jack

What?

Locke

You don't have a son, Jack.

Locke

Jack! I hope someone can do for you what you just did for me.

Jack

Get some rest, Mr. Locke.

Locke

Hello, Benjamin.

Ben

Hello, John.

Locke

Is everyone else inside?

Ben

I believe most of them are.

Ben

I'm sorry, John. I'm sorry for what I did to you. I was angry. Selfish. I wanted everything you had.

Locke

What did I have?

Ben

You were special. And I wasn't.

Locke

Well if it helps, I forgive you, Ben.

Ben

Thank you, John. It does help.

Locke

Are you going to come in?

Ben

I'm not quite ready to leave yet. I have some things I still need to work out here.[Locke nods and begins to leave] You know, I don't think you need to be in that chair anymore.

Locke

Bye, Ben.[Ben nods, as Locke goes inside the church]