Lincoln Burrows quotes from Prison Break

Lincoln

[to Michael] All I keep thinking, looking back onto this, I was set up. I know whoever it was who set me up wants me in the ground as quickly as possible.

Lincoln

I've never given a damn about what people thought of me. Never. Last couple of days - got to admit, you know... Lee Harvey Oswald, John Wilkes Booth... Lincoln Burrows. I'm going to go down in history with these freaks. [pauses] Bitch of it all is - I didn't do it.

Lincoln

[to L.J., on the phone] On the third, look out for Otis Wright. Until then, keep your head up.

Lincoln

[to Michael] If this doesn't work out and you end up going back to Fox River, I ain't coming to get you. I mean, you are the brains and I am the brute.

[referring to Lincoln's son, LJ] I figured he could use some fatherly advice before he's...

Lincoln

Gone forever?

I didn't mean that.

Lincoln

I know you didn't.

Michael

[to Lincoln] I'm getting you out of here.

Lincoln

It's impossible.

Michael

Not if you designed the place, it isn't.

Lincoln

You've seen the blueprints.

Michael

Better than that. [shows his tattoos] I've got 'em on me.

Lincoln

I'm not asking you to love me, I already screwed that chance up long ago. I'm asking you to love yourself. You still can put the break on this thing.

So, that's what fatherly advice is like? (LJ stands up)

Lincoln

(looking at LJ) Where are you going?

(to Lincoln) I got homework.

Lincoln

They're putting me to death, L.J. In a month's time I'll be dead. You get that?

You're already dead to me.

Sucre

Are you crazy? You think I wanna break out of here? Sixteen months from now I’m out the gate. I’m getting married, Papi, and I sure as hell ain’t doin it with a posse on my ass. Man I oughta beat you six days till Sunday. I lost my conjugals because of your little parcel.

Michael

I had to test you. See if you could keep a secret.

Sucre

You want a secret, well I got a secret for you, fish. You dig in my cell when I’m there and I’m gonna split your wig. [walks off]

Lincoln

That went well.

Sara

I’m supposed to give you a physical this evening. Let me apologize in advance for the heavy dose of irony we’re about to participate in.

Lincoln

It’s all right, just doing your job.

Sara

Yeah, well letting the State know that you’re healthy enough to execute is not why I went to medical school.

I have a source that tells me, if you accept what happened and stop fighting your execution, your son will be left out of this. If not, I hope you said goodbye to him when he left here this morning.

Lincoln

Who are you?

One Burrows is going to die. Up to you which one.

Lincoln

Are you alright?

No. Nowhere near it.

Michael

Is there any news on the appeal?

Lincoln

Don't know.

Michael

'Cause there could still be a ch....

Lincoln

Stop... Michael, please - this is going to happen. I gotta get my head straight. Let's just share memories, swap stories, talk about the damn weather - anything but torturing myself with the idea of hope. I can't take it anymore.

Lincoln

[about to be electrocuted] It's him! Michael!

Veronica

What's he saying?

Lincoln

Michael, turn around! It's him!

Veronica

What do you think he's saying?

Lincoln

Michael, turn around!

Michael

They didn’t even let her testify.

Lincoln

Who?

Michael

Leticia Berris, and that cop changed his story a dozen times.

Lincoln

What part of move on don't you get?

Michael

After Mom died, when it was just you and me, I remember having trouble sleeping, never knowing where you were, but when I'd wake up in the morning there'd be this paper bird, an origami crane sitting next to my bed and I never knew what it meant exactly, but I figured it was your way of letting me know you were checking in on me. Anyway... I looked it up, the crane, stands for familial obligation, watching out for your own. Maybe it's my turn to watch out for you.