- Lex Luthor: I had to get out the manor for a while. It was getting crowded.
- Clark Kent: Doesn't it have, like, 75 rooms?
- Lex Luthor: My dad takes up a lot of space.
- Pete Ross: So you're telling me you never once looked in the girl's locker room?
- Clark Kent: Well, maybe once
- Pete Ross: That's my boy
- Pete Ross: [after being saved by Clark from Dr. Hamilton] There's still one thing. Hamilton tried to kill me and... he could have told the whole world about you... but you still tried to save him.
- Clark Kent: Well, Pete, I couldn't let you die to protect my secret, and I can't let anyone else die either. No matter who they are.
- Jonathan Kent: Pete, I'm proud of you. But I do hope you realize what a tremendous responsibility knowing this secret is. And believe me, it's not gonna get any easier.
- Clark Kent: That's my dad's way of saying "welcome to the family".
- Lana Lang: [after asking what Clark and Pete had been fighting about] Clark Kent starts a discussion... about telling the truth, no less... and when it's his turn to open up, everything is suddenly a deep, dark secret.
- Clark Kent: Well, Lana, the stuff about Pete is kind of personal.
- Lana Lang: Unlike what I just told you about Whitney.
- Clark Kent: Well, Lana, have you ever thought that some people are just more comfortable opening up than others?
- Lana Lang: I don't think it's ever comfortable for anyone. But if you care about somebody, you owe it to them.
- Clark Kent: Then you should talk to Nell, tell her how you really feel.
- Lana Lang: You're right, Clark. Hiding the truth only keeps people apart.