Arrow quotes

Helena Bertinelli: I know it must have been hell for you. Alone on that island, for five years. But, um...
Oliver Queen: But, what?
Helena Bertinelli: But was there ever a day when you were just... happy to be away from everything? No pressure from your family, no need to be the person that everyone else expect you to be. Was there ever a day when...
Oliver Queen: When I didn't feel lost, I felt free? More than one. And those are the days that I miss.

Oliver Queen

Oliver Queen: What are you doing here?
Slade Wilson: I popped by to say that the intel that you gave me on my son, Joe, it panned out. So I'm heading to Calgary.
Oliver Queen: Well, that's great. I'm very, uh... I'm happy for you, and I hope that... I hope you find what you're looking for.
Slade Wilson: You don't think I will?
Oliver Queen: I think that finding your son doesn't always go as planned.
Slade Wilson: Have things been that bad with you and your son?
Oliver Queen: Yeah.
Slade Wilson: Be patient. But be prepared.
Oliver Queen: For what?
Slade Wilson: Choosing between being the man that people need you to be or the father that your son needs you to be.
Oliver Queen: What do you mean by that?
Slade Wilson: You and I walk between two worlds. But we can only do that for so long.

Oliver Queen, Slade Wilson

Isabel Rochev: A blonde IT girl all of sudden gets promoted to be assistant to the CEO? There are only two ways how that happens. One is nepotism, and she doesn't look like your cousin.
Oliver Queen: That is absolutely not happening.
Isabel Rochev: What were her qualifications? Aside from an abundance of short skirts.
Oliver Queen: Her skirts aren't that short.

Oliver Queen