Lucas Scott quotes from One Tree Hill

Lucas

[voiceover] Albert Camus once wrote "Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken." But I wonder if there's no breaking then there's no healing, and if there's no healing then there's no learning. And if there's no learning then there's no struggle. But struggle is a part of life. So must all hearts be broken?

Lucas

Sometimes when you're young you think nothing can hurt you. It's like being invincible. Your whole life is ahead of you and you have big plans. Big Plans. To find your perfect match, the one who completes you. But as you get older you realize it's not always that easy. It's not until the end of your life that you realize how the plans you made where simply plans. Because at the end when you're looking back instead of forward you want to believe you made the most of what life gave you. You want to believe you're leaving something good behind. You want it all to have mattered.

Lucas

Most of the time, love doesn't really need words.

Lucas

Peyton, I hate you. I wish you'd never came back. You ruined my life.

Lucas

And the way I see it, Skills would be a better father than Dan ever was.

Lucas

You're free now, Peyton.

Lucas

Let me tell you why you're not gonna direct this movie. Because you can't identify with this world. I want a director who can recreate the feeling I get every time I step out onto the river court at night. I want someone who can explain to the audience why one song can instantly change Peyton's mood. Someone who can recognize that there are two completely different sides to Brooke Davis, both of which are amazing. I want a director who can make the little things the big things. And you are just not the guy to do that.

Lucas

A while back. I had a dream... that something happened to you. It got me to thinking about my life without you and I... I can't... No. I can't live that life. I can't.

Lucas

Sometimes when you look back at your life certain moments stand out: the day you graduated high school, your wedding day, the day you found out you were going to be a father. Most of the time they happen in that order. Most of the time.

Lucas

You know, I’m in a little...I’m in a little over my head here. I took her home and I’m doing what I can, but she needs her Mom. I need here Mom. She doesn’t even have a name. We were supposed to do that together. I can’t do this without you. And I’m just afraid that I’m gonna lose you and it’s just gonna be the two of us. And she doesn’t even have a name.

Lucas

Mom, you okay?

Karen

Yeah. Do you know who left it?

Lucas

Coach Durham, probably. He asked me to play.

Karen

Maybe you should. [ Chuckles ]

Lucas

You sound like Skills. Those guys refused to play today. They said they didn't want to be my excuse.

Karen

How'd you feel about that?

Lucas

Honestly? I was pissed. Those guys are supposed to be my friends.

Karen

They are your friends. [She shows him a picture of himself as a boy, with a basketball] Do you remember that?

Lucas

My first leather basketball. That was the year that skill's father told us there was no Santa Claus.

Karen

Yeah, and I tried to talk you out of it. [ Chuckles ] then you said something I'll never forget. You said you felt bad for the kids who never figured it out, because when they grew up and had kids of their own, there wouldn't be any gifts on Christmas morning. You're a good kid, Luke. But sometimes I feel like you're sitting out your life on account of me, and I don't want that for you. My past is not your future, okay?

Haley

So, Nathan challenged you. Are you gonna play him?

Lucas

I don't know. It's not like I have anything to prove.

Haley

But don't you just want to show him sometimes -- oh, damn! [A flock of birds flys in front of Lucas and Haley]

Haley

What is up?! I was attacked a flock of crows last week! I'm totally serious!

Lucas

by the way, it's a murder.

Haley

What?

Lucas

More than one crow is a murder.

Haley

I don't know what the hell you're talking about.

Lucas

A parliament of owls, an exultation of larks, a murder of crows.

Haley

I think that is why people think you're weird, right there. [ Chuckles ]

Lucas

I would like to show him sometimes, though, what a mistake he's made.

Haley

Dan?

Lucas

Mostly for mom... And...Sometimes for me.

Haley

So, Luke, what are ravens -- I mean, more than one?

Lucas

An unkindness.

Lucas

Can I ask you a question?

Peyton

It's a free country.

Lucas

Why are you a cheerleader? No offense or anything, but you're about the least cheery person I now.

Lucas

Come on. Let me give you a ride. I'll let you insult me.

Peyton

First of all, you don't know me. Second of all, you don't know me. God, why are guys such jerks?!

Peyton

Do you wanna come in?

Lucas

What about Nathan?

Peyton

What about him? [Lucas follows her to the door] What are you doing?

Lucas

You just said ...

Peyton

I didn't invite you to come in. I just asked you if you want to. Thanks for the ride.