"Courage is being terrified. Facing your terror and going on."
— Luke Spencer
"Go to Hell. Don't you own it?"
—Tony Jones, to Helena Cassadine
(Luke is visited by the ghost of his mother Lena, who he accidentally killed at age 15 while he defended her from his physically abusive father Tim.)
Lena: I love you. I could never blame you for what happened.
Luke: I was careless.
Lena: No, you were strong. You stood up to your father's endless abuse to us. You stood up because I was too afraid to.
Luke: I was cowardly, Mother. I ran. And I kept running from the truth. I did — I didn't own what I did.
Lena: You did own what you did, even though you didn't realize it. You carried that weight for decades. Don't you see, Luke? That's why you lashed out. That's why you hurt the people closest to you! Not because you're evil. Not because you're like him. Because you were lost.
Luke: I was careless.
Lena: No, you were strong. You stood up to your father's endless abuse to us. You stood up because I was too afraid to.
Luke: I was cowardly, Mother. I ran. And I kept running from the truth. I did — I didn't own what I did.
Lena: You did own what you did, even though you didn't realize it. You carried that weight for decades. Don't you see, Luke? That's why you lashed out. That's why you hurt the people closest to you! Not because you're evil. Not because you're like him. Because you were lost.
(Mikkos Cassadine explains his plan to control the world's weather.)
Mikkos Cassadine: I assure you, the entire world will accept my plan. They will live by my rule...I will be in supreme command!
Alex Quartermaine: He's insane!
Mikkos Cassadine: On the contrary, my dear Alexandria, the world as it is insane. I will bring order out of the existing chaos. My plan is but a new vision that will spread throughout the world of darkness.
Alex Quartermaine: He's insane!
Mikkos Cassadine: On the contrary, my dear Alexandria, the world as it is insane. I will bring order out of the existing chaos. My plan is but a new vision that will spread throughout the world of darkness.
"You're brooding at the bar. Are you just being a Cassadine, or is something actually up?"
—Sam McCall, to Spencer Cassadine, at the 2023 Nurses' Ball
"I don't have wrinkles. I have character."
—Tracy Quartermaine
