[1999] John: The only thing missing in my life is having you as my wife".
[1986
- when John kidnapped Marlena and she thought he was Stephano] Marlena:
What, I'm your hostage now?
[1986]
Marlena: It's research...Rojohn: mmmmmm - research this
[1991-
during the Reunion on the Pier] RoJohn: And even though I kept telling
myself it couldn't be, something inside of me Doc that died 5 years ago,
was alive again
[1991]
RoJohn: After I thought you died...I would wake up every morning thinking
you were going to be there, and that was the best part of my day; that
split second, before it hit me and I realized you weren't going to be there
[1993
- on the plane Marlena was trying to convince John not to leave Salem]
Marlena: You and I can live in the same town, we can... John: And do what?
And do what? Just see each other at functions...say hello, maybe do a little
kiss on the cheek..at arms length we'll engage in some sort of
Doc... you weren't going to be there ever again.
trivial
chitchat? Oh, I don't think so....
[1993
- making love on the plane] Marlena: What are we doing? John: What we've
been wanting to do for weeks...
[1993
- after the love making on the plane] John: Now that we have opened up
our hearts....are we ever going to be able to close them?
[1995
- when Marlena, possessed by the devil dreamed about suducing John] John:
You have no idea how long I've waited for this...
[1995
- during the possession when Marlena was dying and John thought he is going
to lose her]] John: I will give everything that I have, everything that
I am for Doc's life....
[1995]
Marlena (when the devil creates a situation when John walks in on her naked):
It isn't like you haven't seen me before. We were married you know ...
[1995]
J: I still love you, Doc. I love you...and I want you
[1995] Marlena (when she was MarDevil): I was thinking about all the times we spent here together...years ago...how much fun we had, remember?...swimming, just lying in the sand just...talking for hours...do you ever thing about those days?...John: I do...in fact I have been thinking about us quite a bit lately.
(when they thought Sami was going to die) John: What's going on?...Marlena: I am right here...losing her....
(in the penthouse after Marlena got out of the secter room) Marlena: I want to spend the rest of my life with you...John: You just try getting away from me.
(when Marlena realizes John is not Roman) Marlena: I can't make love with anybody right now and that's the truth...not anybody...John: That's ok, Doc, I'll settle for that. As far as I am concerned, that's all I wanted to hear.
[1986] Marlena: I wish you hadn't try to kiss me. John: Why?...Marlena: I don't know, I am still confused about the way I am feeling right now. John: Because you care. Marlena: I don't care about you, you are Stephano. John: Well, right now I feel just like being the good old John Black again. Marlena: I wish you were, I wish I didn't know the truth. John: Ok, but now you do. Marlena: I just want to hate you so much...John: Why? for something that happened in my other life? a past life? you don't hate me, I can see it in your eyes...don't pull away from me...you just admit it, you want me just as much as I want you. Marlena: No, I don't.
John: "Where the hell did he get this thing? Marlena: "I dunno."
(to Marlena when Brady brings back what he thinks to be Marlena's sweater