- John Constantine: I want to tell you something about me that nobody knows. I wake up every morning, and for the first five minutes of the day, I imagine that everyone I care about is dead. I lie there, and... I meditate on that. So that when it inevitably happens, then, uh... it lessens the blow.
- Zed Martin: Then what do you do?
- John Constantine: I spark a ciggy and fry and egg.
- Zed Martin: [laughs softly] So are you telling me I'm on that list now?
- Manny: Why don't you just enjoy your time with them, John?
- John Constantine: Ah... You're up to your old tricks again. Manny's here.
- Zed Martin: I know.
- John Constantine: You can see him?
- Manny: You're... not having the surgery?
- Zed Martin: John taught me that magic has its cost. If that cost is pain, I'll take it.
- Manny: That's a brave decision.
- John Constantine: Ooh, compliments as well. You have changed, angel.
- Zed Martin: You never answered my question about my visions. Where do they come from?
- Manny: I'm here, aren't I?
- John Constantine: Well, now he's your problem as well. Guess I'll just leave you two to the Almighty.
- Manny: John, this is all... it's...
- John Constantine: Oh, come on. Don't tell me you're bloody squeamish.
- Manny: I've seen death before, but... that smell...
- [vomits]
- John Constantine: Oh, yeah, that's great, go ahead. Just contaminate the crime scene.
- John Constantine: Are you wearing perfume?
- Manny: What?
- John Constantine: [laughs] You see that? You see that what you're feeling there, that's, that's embarrassment. It's socialized, not innate. And trust me, it's not worth it.
- Manny: Look. I feel... guilty.
- John Constantine: Oh, you feel guilty.
- Manny: The man's body had all these feelings, and I used a woman to extinguish them.
- John Constantine: You mean you made two poor sods feel pleasure. Momentary relief from the, uh, tragedy of everyday living. That doesn't sound like a sin to me, mate. But then again, you know, I wasn't around when they made those rules. Do what thou wilt.
- Manny: It's too much, John. I want out!
- John Constantine: Yeah, well, your time's not done! It's out of my power, and you're so fond of saying. Now, I know it's hard. All those chemicals swirling around. Your heart aches, your head hurts, make it hard to concentrate, doesn't it?
- Manny: Yeah, I don't know how you get everything done.
- John Constantine: A little bit of denial and a whole lot of gin. Oh, did you get those files or were you, uh, too busy playing doctor?
- Zed Martin: Who are you?
- Manny: Interesting. You can tell?
- Zed Martin: I'm a sensitive. You're not a doctor. Who are you?
- Manny: You'd know me as Manny.
- Zed Martin: Are you here for me? Am I going to die?
- Manny: Ooh. All humans die. As to your time, I don't have the answers for that. John grounded me in this body and I just wanted to see how you were.
- Zed Martin: He sent you?
- Manny: John has a hard time communicating his feelings.
- Zed Martin: I know. Can I ask you another question?
- Manny: Of course.
- Zed Martin: My visions? Are they a gift from God? Or do my abilities come from somewhere evil and the tumor is my... punishment?
- Manny: Do you think your powers are evil?
- Zed Martin: Sometimes they feel that way. But since I met John, I... I've been able to use them to save lives. And if this is my gift, I'll put up with the pain.
- Manny: Exactly.
- Zed Martin: So my visions do come from God?
- Manny: Like I said, John grounded me in this body. So I'm cut off my power, but based on what you told me, Zed, you have all the answers you need.
- Chas Chandler: What's the plan?
- John Constantine: The pieces of the Black Diamond are basically calcified evil. All I know is that a human being isn't supposed to touch it, because... well, that's what I want to find out. Why? What happens?
- Chas Chandler: You need a guinea pig.
- John Constantine: I prefer the term "test subject." And, uh, only if you're game.
- Chas Chandler: Well, I've already been stabbed once today. What do I do?
- John Constantine: All you have to do, mate, is, uh... you hold the diamond.