Lanterns

John Stewart: Tell me how you got it. The ring. Hal Jordan: You know how I got it. John: Yeah. But, I mean, what I know can't be true, right. Hal: ...Well, I got it the old-fashioned way. I sure as hell didn't interview for it. John: Oh, well shit. Maybe you should have. I mean, power like that, shouldn't you have to work for it? Excel, prove yourself instead of just getting randomly selected? Hal: Why do you give a shit how I got my ring? John: Because that's why I think we're in goddamn Nebraska.

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Sheriff Kerry: "Alien", my ass. John Stewart: Y'know, we're all aliens. Just depends which planet you're standing on.

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Hal Jordan: Where did Harry Potter go to school? Waylon Sanders: 'Scuse me? Hal Jordan: Harry Potter, boy wizard. What was the name of the school? It was a book. Waylon Sanders: ...Well, I don't read a lot. Hal Jordan: Well, you go to the movies, don't you? They only made, like, 22 of 'em. Waylon Sanders: Well, I watch a lot of football. Hal Jordan: Well, that's the rub, isn't it? Waylon Sanders: What? Hal Jordan: Pretending to be someone that you're not. You learn all the specifics, but you don't learn what everyone else knows.

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Hal Jordan: Sinestro. Sinestro: Hal. Hal Jordan: Tell me what you know about Manhunters. Sinestro: No "Hello?" No "How have I been?" Hal Jordan: Hello, Sinestro. How have you been? Now what the fuck do you know about Manhunters? Sinestro: If one still existed, they'd be the second-greatest threat you're currently facing. So why don't you tell me about John Stewart?

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Sinestro: ...You don't really believe he's your backup, do you, Hal? Hal: No. Sinestro: Then say what he actually is. Hal: My replacement...

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Hal: They wanna replace me with Johnny Try-Hard? That's fine with me. Guy's too perfect anyway. Besides that, he's fucking boring. Sinestro: Stewart -- do you respect him? Hal: I don't wanna murder him. Doesn't mean I like him. Sinestro: I didn't say "like", I said "respect". Deliver the Manhunter to the Guardians and disgrace Stewart in the process. Tell me, does he speak to the Guardians directly? Hal: He says he doesn't. Sinestro: And you believed him? Hal: He found out about the Manhunter; he could've kept it to himself. All he does is follow orders. Sinestro: Well then, he can be controlled. Make him believe that you're embracing his worthiness as your replacement. Is he fearless? Hal: He may be. Sinestro: Then he will be arrogant. Overly confident. Thus blindly oblivious to your true intent. Hal: Is that how you fooled me? Sinestro: I was never anything but myself. My ambition was always a threat. You simply chose not to see it.

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