“I resent that the hours seem boring now, emptier. Going through the motions gives you plenty of time to examine the motions. I used to find this interesting. Now it has taken on the taint of meaninglessness. [...] This is the trap of having something to live for: Everything else seems lifeless.”

“Going through the motions gives you plenty of time to examine the motions. I used to find this interesting. Now it has taken on the taint of meaninglessness.”

“This is the trap of having something to live for:Everything else seems lifeless.”

“But there was something about you that made me think of sparks and motion.”

“I am constantly torn between killing myself and killing everyone around me. Those seem to be the two choices. Everything else is just killing time.”

“I have already spent roughly five thousand hours asleep next to you. This has to mean something.”

“No," he finally said. "I don't think you're boring. I think there are times you don't allow yourself to be interesting...but clearly that can change.”