Kal-El (Smallville)/Quotes

I can only be what the world needs when I can finally admit that I am no longer just the son of Jor-El or Jonathan Kent. And you knew the time would come when neither of you can guide me anymore, and that time...is now. Goodbye, Jor-El.

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The reality of being a hero is about sacrifice, responsibility and accountability.

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What would you do if you could see everything?

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I've changed. I'm wearing my father's shield now. And I've worked hard to give people a symbol of hope. Something that they can believe in, that will inspire them. I am the shield.

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He thinks I'm a hero.

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I am Kal-El of Krypton...and it is time to fulfill my destiny.

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Jor-El died getting me on that ship. My dad died of a heart attack from the powers he took on protecting me. And now Lionel's been murdered for protecting my secret.

--Kal-El (Smallville)

The Blur is not the disguise, Lois. Clark Kent will be the mask.

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Looks like we're going to be neighbors, Lane.

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Professor Willowbrook thinks that I'm Naman. Jor-El wants me to be some sort of Kryptonian warrior. I just want to be Clark Kent.

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Chloe. I was afraid I'd lost you.

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Wait a second. Lana's been possessed by the spirit of an evil witch?

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The last few days, Lex, I... I thought your father was being more honest with me than you were. And I hated that feeling. I felt like we were enemies.

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If I had believed her, she wouldn't be dead.

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I have faith in you.

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If I take this football scholarship, I'm gonna be in the same situation as Geoff. I'm gonna have to lie on every physical, rig every test. I'm gonna have to do anything I can to protect my secret.

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Hey. Looks like you got a secret too.

--Kal-El (Smallville)

I thought we could start over, Lex. But you're too obsessed with the past. With me! But I'm different now and I'm through playing games with you! You wanna test me? You wanna see what I'm really made of? Do it yourself, you coward.

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I thought I was the last son of Krypton, but you people keep popping up.

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Chloe, if I don't use my abilities to stop lowlifes like this, what's the point in having them?

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Maybe what you saw wasn't in your head. Maybe it was this girl's spirit trying to contact you.

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There are times when I think you don't know me at all, and others where I think you know me better than anyone.

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A strange vine has cropped up over the ridge at Lone Pine. It's attacking people.

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You know, sometimes in order to protect the people we love, we keep secrets.

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Someone else killed him-- someone who could do things I could only dream of.

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It's a prison tattoo. Chloe, Titan isn't meteor-infected. He's from the Phantom Zone.

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It's inevitable. The war's about to begin.

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Were we ever really friends, Lex?

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I should've known better. Rule number one-- never get mixed up with a girl. Not when you're on the job.

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You and Dad always taught me to put other people first, to use my abilities to help those in need. You have the chance to affect so many people, to change so many lives if you go to Washington. That's where you need to be if you want to make a difference, Mom. And that's where people like Wes need you to be.

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This isn't you. It's the Kryptonite. You know what it does? It warps your reality.

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All these prophecies about the Traveler. I just hope I can live up to what everyone thinks I'm supposed to be.

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I guess that's what scares me. I'm afraid that someday you're gonna put your trust in the wrong person.

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Jimmy, Chloe, I can't tell you how happy I am the two of you found each other. You're very lucky to be together.

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This time, it will be different, Lois. When I do this, no one's going to remember who I am.

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My father created it using Kryptonian technology. It'll send you to a world where you don't have to hide who you are any longer.

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Winslow Schott is responsible for the explosion in Oliver's building. That's why I didn't call Lois back. The last thing I need is her showing up here and following me into harm's way. Winslow's trying to smoke Oliver out of hiding. He's insane.

--Kal-El (Smallville)

Next thing you know, your Wonder Twins will be a household name.

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I need to figure out a way to reverse this. I think I breathed in some sort of new meteor rock.

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This is the only way I can protect you. I won't call again. If anyone calls claiming to - to be me, don't believe them. No matter what they say or what happens, you can't trust them.

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Lois, the water is contaminated with blue meteor rock. They've been drinking it for years.

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You'll be stirring up anti-hero hysteria. Violence isn't the answer.

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Let me use the Mirror Box. I'll go away. You'll never have to worry about me again.

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Hope it's not too presumptuous, but I figured you needed a last name.

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You made yourself the most hated man in your world. But there's still a chance of redemption for you.

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I know you'll make the right choice. You know Gold Kryptonite will take my powers away forever. I believe in you.

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It's okay to use Superman now.

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Quick question-- does he know I used to be The Blur?

--Kal-El (Smallville)

Lex used Shuttle accident to paint me with radiation. His satellites can follow me wherever I go.

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I can only assume you're the "Batman".

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As someone who's just gone toe-to-toe with the Caped Crusader, I can assure you being on Batman's bad side is not a smart move.

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The Torch torched. How's that for dramatic irony?

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So you think Hamiltom pulled a Jurassic Park and brought back the Nicodemus?

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Can you hear everything people think?

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How can he turn people to ash? When he touched my face, I felt like the life was being drained out of me.

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Lex isn't perfect, Dad. I know that. But slamming the door in his face over and over only helps turn him into exactly what you think he already is.

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Trust me. Next time I have a date, I'll be able to take her out without setting her on fire.

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I couldn't let you die to protect my secret, and I can't let anyone else die either. No matter who they are.

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It's like she's feeding off their youth to stay eternally young.

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Look, I know this may sound crazy, but Whitney may not be Whitney.

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The ship. Do you think it can cure me and Mom?

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She's being haunted by a girl who died six years ago.

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Your brain is like a circuit board of magnetic impulses. Chloe and I think that its like he's a giant magnet, and he's able to control those impulses, make your brain secrete the chemicals that control your emotions.

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Someone's got to make Lionel pay for his crime.

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Suddenly I'm the ultimate eavesdropper.

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Alicia was infected by the meteor shower. She can transport herself wherever she wants.

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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?

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When I was in the tank, I saw my earliest memory.... her only fear was that no one would love me.

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I hope it's not too presumptuous, but I figured you needed a last name.

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