Clark Kent quotes from Smallville

Clark

All right, look, okay, my dad isn't going to be up for about fifteen minutes and we gotta get outta here. Well, you gotta get outta here.

Lana

You sure? 'Cause sticking around for breakfast sounds like fun.

Clark

What?!

Lana

Pass me my shoe. "We won't fall asleep. I promise". What else are we going to do at two o'clock in the morning?

Clark

You aren't mad, are you?

Lana

I'm furious.

Hello, Kal-El.

Clark

How do you know to call me that?

You're my son...

Clark

Jor-El?

...and I hope the time is coming when you will call me father.

Clark

Am I dead?

Your mortal journey is over, yes, but your eminent destiny is too important to be sacrificed. You will return with all your natural gifts. Unfortunately, this... rectification does not come without a price. The life of someone close to you will be exchanged for yours.

Clark

No. No, I would never ask for that.

You already did, when you decided to relinquish your powers and disobey me. It was your choice.

Clark

Then just don't bring me back!

It's too late. For everything in nature, there is a balance. The life force that has been returned to you will soon be taken from... from someone you love. You're about to face your darkest hour, my son. But, remember: The lessons that we learn from pain are the ones that make us the strongest.

Clark

I can't take that risk. I've risked too much already and now someone else is going to have to pay for it.

Chloe

Clark, is everything okay? What's going on?

Clark

I never should have given up my powers. Why didn't I listen to him? Chloe, I think I've made a terrible mistake.

Jonathan

Son, they told us you were dead.

Clark

I was.

Jonathan

Jor-El...

Clark

Yeah.

Martha

He returned your powers, didn't he?

Clark

I'm not human anymore. It's the only way I could come back.

Jonathan

We heard about a missile malfunction. You stopped it, didn't you? It's not easy to sacrifice the things you want the most to save other people. We're so proud of you, Clark.

Clark

The sacrifice would've been not coming back at all.

Lois

I just ran into Mrs. Kent at the Talon and right out of nowhere, she asked if I would like to move back in at the farm.

Clark

Yeah, right... Really?

Lois

I know, isn't that sweet? Oh, don't worry. You little snuggle bunnies can hop right on away. I'm a light sleeper. I'm going for a dip.

Clark

[to Lana] Do you think she could sleep through me smothering her with a pillow?

Chloe

So, I take it Lana hasn't gotten to peek into the confidential files of Clark Kent yet.

Clark

Chloe, you think I'm happy about having my powers back and lying about them? I didn't ask for this to happen.

Chloe

We didn't ask for a world that needs heroes, but the truth is we do. Now more than ever, Clark.

History is not about facts. It's about the context and who is telling the story. So, what is history? What is her story? What is your story, Mr. Kent? How will you affect the world around you for generations to come?

Clark

I'm not sure you can know that at eighteen.

Tell that to Alexander the Great or, to bring it closer to home, Lex Luthor. Now, he's not much older than you are and yet he's turned his father's agro business into a leading defense contractor. He's gone from feeding people to killing them, and yet his story is that he's a white knight who's just put a small Kansas town on the map. Beware of white knights, people. They don't slay dragons. They train them for their own dark purpose. Think of Hitler, Stalin, Napoleon.

Clark

Lex isn't a saint, but I don't think you can put him in the same league as those guys.

An honest opinion. I like that.

Why else would the son of family farmers be defending such a man?

Clark

It's a long story, but Lex's not the man you make him out to be.

Well, you know, Groucho Marx said there was only one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him. If he says yes, then he must be crooked.

Clark

I would think a college professor would be quoting Karl Marx, not Groucho.

German philosophy is easy. Comedy's hard.

Maybe when I'm finished saving the world, we could start a Junior Lifeguard Association.

Clark

Nah, I don't think I'm ready for the JLA yet.

The question is: will you leave your footprints on the history of time or let them be washed away by the tides of more powerful men? Mr. Kent, what about you?

Clark

Me? I, um...

LuthorCorp practically owns your hometown Smallville. What if you found out that Lex Luthor, the emperor of the company, was a dangerous, unstable, megalomaniac, bent on destroying your world. Would you have the courage to try to stop him?

Lois

Clark, look, I'm not great at this, so just keep your mouth shut and listen up. Even though I was kicking butt on the helicopter, it was really nice to have backup. And you didn't have to come after me, but you always do. So I wanted to say thank you. You're a really good friend. Oh, and about the lap dance. If you decide to tell anyone about it, your Elmer Fudd nightlight will make a very public appearance.

Clark

Aye-Aye... sailor.

Clark

Is it true, Lex?

Lex

You know, after you've been M.I.A. for weeks, I don't think a hello is too much to ask for.

Clark

How long you been planning to run for state senate?

Lex

Several months now, and if you're implying I should have told you, you might want to rethink the barrier you've drawn on this friendship.

Lex

Tell me what you remember about King David. Humor me.

Clark

King David... Slew Goliath, saved his people.

Lex

And afterward, he saw a beautiful woman bathing and fell madly in love. The problem was, she turned out to be his best friend's wife. So you know what our great hero did? He sent his best friend off to die in battle so he could have her to himself.

Clark

Kind of leave that part out, don't they?

Lex

We all need to believe in heroes, Clark, and even the best ones are far from perfect.

After 20 years, the man's still got a Hell of a knack for the guilt trip, doesn't he?

Clark

Usually works 'cause he's right.

Your father's always had some pretty high expectations of the people around him. He's the one man I never wanted to disappoint.

Clark

You should try being his son. The thing I always try to remember is, no matter how much he lays on, he never expects more than he expects of himself.

You think your dad will ever forgive me?

Clark

Yeah. I've given him a lot of trial runs in the forgiveness arena.