If we tell them what we know, we take away their hope... and hope is a very dangerous thing to lose.
So we lie.
“Tabula Rasa” · Season 1, Episode 3
In this episode: Dr. Jack Shephard (3), Sawyer Ford (1), Kate Austen (1), Hurley Reyes (1), Charlie Pace (1), Sayid Jarrah (1), Claire Littleton (1)
Three days ago we all died. We should all be able to start over.
You're just not looking at the big picture, Doc. You're still back in civilization.
Yeah? And where are you?
Me? I'm in the wild.
Was it a dinosaur?
It wasn't a dinosaur.
If you didn't see it, how do you know it wasn't a dinosaur?
Cause dinosaurs are extinct.
Oh, yeah, good point.
So, your, uh... your husband, was he on the flight?
Oh, no, I'm not married.
Oh.
I know. How modern of me.
Well, who needs men, right? Bloody useless.
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