John Diggle: You think it's something you can trace?Felicity Smoak: I like your optimism.John Diggle: It's not optimism, Felicity. It's faith.
Thea Queen: You smell like smoke. Korean barbecue?Oliver Queen: C4. Yeah.Thea Queen: It's nice that we can tell each other this stuff now.Oliver Queen: It is, actually.Thea Queen: You always had the lamest excuses.Oliver Queen: Lame excuses are sort of an occupational hazard.Thea Queen: What was tonight's hazard?Oliver Queen: Roy and I were looking for the man that escaped from the courthouse earlier today. Found a bomb instead.Thea Queen: Yeah, I don't know how you do it. Just risk your life out there for people every night.Oliver Queen: It's my job. It is my job to keep the people of this city safe. And that includes you, too, Speedy. Listen to me. I'm always going to hate Malcolm Merlyn. But right now he's a necessary evil.Thea Queen: But we can take care of ourselves.Oliver Queen: Not against Ra's al Ghul. You have to trust me on this.Thea Queen: I do. But I don't trust him. I can't. And I won't.
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.
Arrow: I want to see how you do in a real fight.Black Canary: Good. I was looking for a fight.