- Lionel Luthor: Do you remember the fable of the frog and the scorpion, Lex?
- Lex Luthor: Yeah, dad. The, uh, frog helped the scorpion across the river. The scorpion repaid his kindness by stinging the frog.
- Lionel Luthor: "Why did you do it?", the dying frog asked him. And the scorpion replied "Because it is my nature." Believe me, Lex, your brother will never change. I've watched him over the years. The boy's a sociopath.
- Lex Luthor: And I wonder which side of the family tree he got that from.
- Lex Luthor: Mr. Kent. I just wanted to say thank you for everything you and your family have done for me.
- Jonathan Kent: You going somewhere, Lex?
- Lex Luthor: Well, I needed to talk to my brother, and you know what they say about fish and houseguests after three days.
- Jonathan Kent: You're welcome back any time.
- Lex Luthor: That's nice of you to say.
- Jonathan Kent: Look, I gave you every single crappy farm job I could think of. But you did 'em all. You didn't complain, not once. You would have made one hell of a farmer.
- Lex Luthor: Sometimes, Clark, we're all held hostage by the will of our fathers. The only difference is your dad's a good man. All my father does is push people away. Your dad opened up his home to me, no questions asked.
- Clark Kent: As long as I live, I don't think I'm ever gonna understand your family.
- Lex Luthor: Neither will I. Just remember, my father may try and rule the world, but yours will inherit the Earth.
- Lucas Luthor: I want you to fire him.
- Clark Kent: Fire me? For what?
- Lucas Luthor: You're half an hour late to work. What were you doing, helping Lex dig up more dirt about me?
- Lana Lang: Lucas, I am not gonna fire Clark.
- Lucas Luthor: Okay. Then I'll fire you, too.
- Lana Lang: Check our partnership agreement. You can't do that. Lex made sure of it.
- Lucas Luthor: Lex is history. And so is this place. You can count on it.
- Clark Kent: Lucas, wait. You can't do this.
- Lucas Luthor: Get it through your head, Clark. I'm a Luthor; I can do anything I want.