Life's a journey, Clark. I don't wanna go through it following a roadmap.

I don't care about the past - I believe in the power to reinvent yourself.

What killed me is you didn’t even want it. You fought it, you hid from it. I would have taken it and relished it and embraced it.

All my father ever told me was “don’t get caught” and “don’t cause a scandal.” That’s not love, it’s public relations. You have no idea how lucky you are. When my father dies, kings will come to his funeral but when yours does, his friends will come.

I get that now which is why I’ve finally embraced my own. You and I, we will both be great men because of each other. We have a destiny together Clark, only on different sides.

But if you look at history the great men and women of the world have always been defined by their enemies

Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe

I’m the only sane inmate of Asylum Earth. I’m not eager to hand tomorrow over to an interplanetary extremist with laser eyes. There’s only room on this world for one leader, Superman. When I’m finished with you, every last gibbon out there will know you for the menace you are… and they’ll realize that Lex Luthor is their savior.

I can’t think of a morning I haven’t woken up with the thought of STRANGLING you! That sanctimonious image of yours fooled everyone – except me! Because I! KNOW! EVIL!

Clark, love isn’t about playing it safe, it’s about risks. Unless you’re willing to put yourself out there, you’ll never know.