Jonathan Kent quotes from Smallville

Clark Kent

She's gone.

Jonathan Kent

What did she do, Clark, climb out the window?

Clark Kent

Actually, she teleported.

Jonathan Kent

You're gonna have to run that by me one more time.

Clark Kent

Dad, when that serum got close to the kryptonite bomb, it reacted the same way as my blood.

Martha Kent

So you're saying the serum...

Clark Kent

I know. It sounds crazy, but I think that Lionel Luthor has found a way to use my blood to bring people back to life. If my blood can save lives, maybe I should come forward. What if there's something inside me that can repair dad's heart permanently?

Jonathan Kent

Clark, your mother and I both know that you are gonna save a lot of lives in this world, even more than you have any idea.

Clark Kent

The only life I'm interested in saving is yours.

Jonathan Kent

You do. You save my life every day that you're with us. And we wouldn't trade that for a single moment without you.

Jonathan Kent

How'd you know to find me out here?

Clark Kent

When I'm searching for answers, I turn to my dad. I guess it runs in the family.

Jonathan Kent

Your grandfather was the stubbornest man I ever knew. And believe me, Clark, I wasn't nearly the son you are. My mother used to say that he and I were like watching two sides of the same coin duking it out. And I see the way you and Jor-El fight and I wonder if maybe fathers and sons were the same on Krypton.

Clark Kent

Except he's not my father. You are.

Jonathan Kent

Yeah... I am your father who turns his back on you when you need him the most. I am your father who forces you to run away. My father never would've done that.

Jonathan Kent

This is your last warning. Stay away from my son.

Lionel Luthor

If you'd raised your son the way I raised mine, maybe you wouldn't have to protect him. You know, weakness isn't something you're born with. You learn it. And Clark learned his from you.

Jonathan

Clark, the Kawatche think that you're a savior. Jor-El wants you to be a conqueror. Now, knife or not, you can't let other people tell you what to be.

Clark

Who do you think I'll become?

Jonathan

I don't know. You can be the world's greatest hero or its most mild-mannered citizen, but the only person who can write your story, is you.

Kara

[to Jonathan] Tell Kal-El what you did.

Clark

What kind of deal did you make, Dad?

Jonathan

I promised Jor-El that if he gave me the power to bring you back from Metropolis, that one day I would return you to him.

Martha

Jonathan, you didn't do that...

Jonathan

Martha, I had no idea it was going to be this soon.

Kara

I told you, Kal-El. They'll always betray you. Even the man you call your father.

Martha

She killed a man, Jonathan. We have to call the sheriff.

Jonathan

What are we gonna tell the sheriff, sweetheart, that a Kryptonian girl vaporized a federal agent?

Jonathan

Clark, as much as I hate to admit this, Lex had a hand in this too. He did make good on his promise to protect Chloe.

Clark

And look what he got out of it. Control of LuthorCorp. Look, I'm sorry, but it's gonna take a lot more than that for me to get to trust him again.

Martha

Ever since he met you, he's been surrounded by things he can't explain. We can't really blame him for trying to find the truth.

Clark

The truth is, he's been lying to me from day one. The legend on the cave wall says I'm destined to have an enemy. All this time, I've been worried about Lionel. But I'm beginning to think that the real threat was right in front of me. I think it's Lex.

Jonathan

I guess practice ran late, huh?

Clark

Dad, I'm sorry I disappointed you. But I'm staying on the team. I'm tired of living my life on the sidelines.

Jonathan

I realize that, Clark. I also realize that you're a senior in high school, and from now on, you're gonna be making a lot of your own decisions. But if you want to be seen as an adult in this family, then you have to start acting like one. Adults in this family don't run off and do things without discussing them first.

Clark

I know. That's why I have just one question for you. You gonna let some assistant coach from Metropolis teach your boy how to play football?

Jonathan

...Go deep.

Clark

Dad, I know you don't agree with me. But sometimes taking responsibility means having faith in yourself to make the hard choices.

Jonathan

And it also means being willing to accept the consequences.

Clark

Every handshake, every hug, every time I'm out on that field, I make a conscious decision to fall when those guys hit me so they don't get hurt. No matter how hard you try, you can't understand that. That's why it's my decision, not yours.

Jonathan

You're starting to sound more and more like your father.

Clark

I hope so, Dad.

Clark

Hey, Dad!

Jonathan

Hey, Clark. Son, is there maybe a little something you'd like to tell your mother and me?

Martha

Where did that come from?

Jonathan

From out in the barn. In the hay.

Martha

Clark...

Clark

It was magic.

Martha

I'm sure it was...

Martha

I hope our own fears haven't gotten in your way. I would hate for you to look back and regret not telling the people closest to you. I mean, there is a chance Lana would understand.

Clark

There is. But what if she didn't?

Jonathan

Clark, look, I'm not sure that it's Lana, but I am sure that someday there'll be someone you can tell.

Jonathan

Son, your girlfriend has problems and this relationship is not healthy. Why can't you see that?

Clark

You always told me to look for the good in people, to believe in them. And Alicia deserves a second chance.

Martha

What I don't understand is why do you continue to see her, knowing how we feel?

Clark

She kept my secret. She got shot protecting me. What else does she have to do to prove herself?

Clark

I want to believe that I can go out there and play football like any normal college kid, but the fact is, I have powers that no other athlete has. Coop was right. It's not fair that Geoff was out there on that field, just like it's not fair when I'm out there competing. So I've decided to give up football.

Martha

Clark... I know how difficult it is to give up something you love.

Jonathan

But this decision you've made son, it shows integrity well beyond your years.

Clark

Then why don't I feel good about it?

Jonathan

There is nothing quite like watching your son grow up into a young man you can be very proud of.

Clark

It's too bad I'll never know what that's like.

Martha

Why not?

Clark

I'm from another planet. I'm not even human. Who knows if I can have kids?

Martha

Clark, your father and I couldn't have children. We were still blessed with a son. You never know what the future will bring you.