Kate Austen quotes from Lost

What's that?

Kate

Being told not to come along. (Jack chuckles) Now you know what it feels like to be me.

Does that mean I should wait twenty minutes and go anyway? (Both laugh.)

Kate

(smiling) Touché.

S4 E3 The Economist

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Naomi, were you close to her?

Nope. Met her on the boat.

You don't seem particularly affected by her death.

Sure I'm affected. She was hot and I dug her accent.

Kate

Nice.

And this woman, Charlotte. You don't really care about her, do you?

Define care.

So much for camaraderie.

Yeah, gee, who's the one going after one of their crash buddies with guns? Actually, I do care about Locke. Maybe you can tell me how he managed to split your happy little family in half.

(glances at Kate) There was a fundamental debate as to whether your people were coming to rescue us... or kill us.

And which side did you land on?

I let you know when I decide.

S4 E3 The Economist

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John Locke

You may think this is a democracy, Kate, because of the way Jack ran things, but this is not a democracy.

Kate Austen

Then I guess that makes it a dictatorship.

John Locke

If I was a dictator, I would just shoot you, and go about my day. Dinner's at six if you're hungry.

S4 E4 Eggtown

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A-rod...

?[...]

Mornin'.

Kate

Morning yourself. I bought you a razor.

What, you don't like the scruff?

Kate

[Laughs softly] Razor's by the sink, Jack.

[Jack picks a towel for her]

[They kiss]

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Kate

You're a natural.

Yeah?

Kate

Yeah.

My old man used to read me that story.

Kate

Really?

What?

Kate

It's just... it's just sweet hearing you say nice things about your dad.

I don't say nice things about my dad? Well, he was a good storyteller. I'll give him that.

[He comes closer]

You okay?

Kate

Just,I...I love seeing you with him. I'm so glad you changed your mind. I'm so glad that you're here.

Me too.

[They kiss and Jack carries Kate to the bedroom]

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Kate

The tent's all set. Everything's ready.

Good. Thanks. Listen, I could use an extra pair of hands in there. You wanna help me out?

Kate

Um, I don't...I don't think that's a good idea.

It's just holding a mirror. Jack wants to watch the surgery, "talk me through it."

[Kate smiles]

What?

Kate

I'm just surprised he's not taking it out of himself by now.

[They see Jack walking]

Jack? What are you doin'?

[Jack tries to walk without help]

I don't need a stretcher. I can walk 50 feet.

[Kate arrives]

Kate

I'll help you.

They're gonna be back with the instruments soon. We need to be ready to go as soon as they get back. See you in there.

[Kate helps Jack and they walk together]

Kate

So it looks like I'm gonna be your nurse.

Wouldn't be the first time.

[Brief pause]

[Sighs]

Listen, um... if something happens to me...

Kate

Shut up, Jack.

[Jack smiles]

Fair enough.

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Kate? Kate? Wake up, Kate.

Kate

What time is it?

It's late. I just got home.

Kate

Were you working?

No. I... I just...had to stop and get something. It just took a while.

Kate

What's going on? What's wrong?

The other night, when I was reading to Aaron, you said... that I was a natural. [Sighs] do you really... do you really think that I'm good at this?

Kate

Yeah! You're good at this.

[pauses] Will you marry me?

Kate

[crying] Yes.

[Jack pulls out a small box and shows the ring]

Kate

Of course I will, Yes!

[He wears it on her finger]

[They hug]

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Kate

[On the phone]: Yeah, I'll just have the nanny stay for an extra couple hours. Jack's never home before 8:00. I could stay for at least an hour.

[Kate sees Jack watching her]

Kate

I-I gotta go. Jack's home. Yeah, okay. I'll call you later. Bye.

[Kate hangs up]

Kate

You scared me.

[Smiles] Sorry. I thought you'd be in bed. [Brief pause] Who was that?

Kate

That was Noreen.

Noreen..

Kate

She's one of the moms from the park.

Kate

[Smiles] What?

[Smiles] Nothing. I just...never heard you mention her before.

Kate

Well, now you have.

[She kisses him]

Kate

I'll see you upstairs.

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Bernard

It went well. She did good. She said you could go back inside if you want to.

Kate

Thank you

Bernard

Okay.

[Kate enters the tent]

He didn't lose that much blood. I got the appendix out and put everything back where it belongs, I think.

Kate

Yeah. So, he's gonna be okay?

He should be fine. We just have to talk him into resting.

Kate

Good luck with that!

I'm sorry I yelled at you.

Kate

Don't worry about it. You had enough going on.

[Pause]

You know, he kissed me.

Kate

What?

The other day, when you came back from the other side of the island, Jack kissed me.

Kate

Oh...

It was nice. But it wasn't for me. But it was for him. I'm pretty sure he was trying to prove something.

Kate

Prove what?

That he doesn't love some else.

[Pause]

Kate

Thank you, Juliet. Thank you for saving his life.

[Kate goes out of the tent]

[Pause]

I know you're awake.

[Jack opens his eyes]

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[Kate arrives at home]

Kate

Hey you're home early. Where's Veronica?

I sent her home. The baby's sleep.

Kate

Good.

[Ice cubes rattle]

Why was she here?

Kate

Sorry?

The nanny. She only works till 4:00. I came home 6:00.

Kate

I had to run some errands so... [Sets keys down] I asked her to stay a couple extra hours [Pauses] What's going on, Jack? Why are you home so early?

I went to see Hurley.

Kate

Today?

Last Friday.

Kate

Why didn't you tell me? I would've gone with you.

[Jack laughs]

Because he's crazy, Kate and I didn't wanna upset you. [Pauses] Where were you today?

[Kate kneels in front of him]

Kate

I'm gonna ask you... to trust me. Trust me and just leave it be.

Where were you?

Kate

Jack, don't.

No, I heard you on the phone last night. Who were you talking to?

Kate

Just let it go.

No, no, I wanna know!

Kate

No, Jack.

I wanna know where you were. I wanna know who you were with.

Kate

It doesn't matter, Jack. Please.

No, TELL ME!

[Kate starts to cry]

Kate

I was doing something for him.

For who?

Kate

For Sawyer. I made him a promise...

What?

Kate

It doesn't matter. It has nothing to do with us!

Then why won't you tell me?

Kate

Because, because he wouldn't want me to.

But he's not here, is he? No, no, he made his choice. He chose to stay.

I'm the one who came back. I'm the one who's here. I'm the one who saved you.

Kate

Jack -You can't, you can't do this. If you have problems, you need to figure them out. All right? 'Cause I can't have you like this around my son.

Your son? You're not even related to him!

Kate

[Gasps] Hey, sweet pea.

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We have to go back! WE HAVE TO GO BACK!

Kate

"We have to go back"? "We have to go back"?

Now hold on--

Kate

Who do you think you are?! You call me over and over again for two days straight, stoned on your pills! And then you show up here with an obituary for Jeremy Bentham. [Sighs] When he came to me and I heard what he had to say, I knew he was crazy. But you... you believed him.

Yes.

Kate

Him, of all people.

Yes, Kate, I did, because he said that that was the only way that I could keep you safe--you and Aaron. [Kate slaps Jack]

Kate

Don't you say his name. I still have to explain to him why you are not there to read to him, so don't you say his name!

I'm sorry.

Kate

I've spent the last three years trying to forget all the horrible things that happened on the day that we left. How dare you ask me to go back?

S4 E12 There's No Place Like Home, Part 1

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We're gonna have to lie.

Sayid Jarrah

Lie about what?

Everything, all of it, every moment since we crashed on the island.

Frank Lapidus

Jack... now I know I'm new to this group and everything, but isn't this the place where everybody starts jumping up and down and hugging each other?

Your freighter... those men came to the island to kill us, all of us. You said that our plane was discovered on the bottom of the ocean. Well, someone put it there--someone who wants everyone to think that we're dead. So what do you think's gonna happen to us when we tell them that that wasn't our plane? What do you think's gonna happen to the people that we left behind?

Kate Austen

Jack, we can't. We can't pull it off.

Just let me do the talking.

S4 E14 There's No Place Like Home, Part 3

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Dude they'll find out.

Not if we stick to the story.

I don't know, Jack. It could be a risk.

It's the only way. We have to do this.

Lapidus

You're still at it, huh?

Look, we're running out of time. We've got to make a decision now. So are we all okay with this?

This is a decision that will affect the rest of our lives. I'm not taking it lightly.

Kate?

Kate

Yeah.

Sun?

[Sun nods]

Frank?

Lapidus

What?

Sorry you got dragged into this, but we need to know that you're with us.

Lapidus

Whatever you guys decide, I'll just roll with.

Hurley, what about you?

I don't think we should lie dude.

We need to protect the people that we left behind, Hurley.

How does lying protect them?

It protects them from Charles Widmore. The guy hired a boatload of people to kill all of us. He faked the plane crash, and you think telling him the truth he's just gonna.. he's gonna leave them alone?

[To Penny] Look he's your dad right? Can't you just like.. call him off?

PPenny

There's no calling my father off.

But, he'll never find 'em. I mean the Island disappeared, we all saw it, it's gone... BLUP!

You thing anyone's gonna believe that? Believe any of it? They're gonna think you're crazy.

Unless someone backs me up.

[He looks at Sayid]

Sayid, come on. They'll think I'm nuts if I tell the truth but what if we all do? I mean if we can stick together, we can make 'em believe us. I don't wanna spend the rest of my life lying, do you?!

No, but I don't believe we have a better choice... I'm sorry Hurley but we have to lie.

You know what dude? I'm gonna remember this. And some day you're gonna need my help and I'm telling you right now... You're not getting it.

S5 E2 The Lie

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It's pretty crazy, huh?

Kate

Which part?