Brother Campbell: (to Desmond) You just spend too much time running away to realize what you may be running toward.

Catch-22

The title of the episode is the name of a book by Joseph Heller. The book was also seen in the parachutist's pack. Heller initially uses "Catch-22" to describe a no-win situation. A bomber pilot is told he can only avoid flying more missions by pleading insanity, but attempting to preserve his own life by pleading insanity is proof of sanity, meaning he must continue to fly missions. "That's Catch 22." Later in the novel, "Catch 22" is used by people in power any time they need to justify their actions.

Hugo: I'm moving as fast as I can, in case you haven't noticed, dude, I'm not exactly The Flash.

The Flash is a name shared by several fictional comic book superheroes from the DC Comics universe. Nicknamed the Scarlet Speedster, all incarnations of the Flash possess super-speed, which includes the ability to run and move extremely fast, use superhuman reflexes, and violate many laws of physics.