“I'm writing this down, because it is going to be hard for me to say it. Because this is probably our last time just us. See, I can write that down, but I don't think I can say it. I'm not doing this to say goodbye, though I know that has to be part of it. I'm doing it to thank you for all we have had and done and been for one another, to say I love you for making this life of mine what it is. Leaving you is the hardest thing I have to do. But the thing is, the best parts of me are in you, all three of you. You are who I am, and what I cherish in myself stays on in you.”

“I'm going away anyway. I am. Do you hear me? I may be ugly and clumsy, but one thing I am not, I'm not retarded. I may be ugly and clumsy, but one thing I am not, I'm not retarded. There's nothing wrong with my brain. Do you know what the Teacher Ghosts say about me? They tell me I'm smart, and I can win scholarships. I can get into colleges. I've already applied. I'm smart. I can do all sorts of things. I know how to get A's, and they say I could be a scientist or a mathematician if I want. I can make a living and take care of myself. So you don't have to find me a keeper who's too dumb to know a bad bargain. I'm so smart, if they say write ten pages, I can write fifteen. I can do ghost things even better than ghosts can. Not everyone thinks I'm nothing. I am not going to be a slave or a wife. Even if I am stupid and talk funny amd get sick, I won't let you turn me into a slave or a wife. I'm getting out of here. I can't stand living here anyore. It's your fault I talk weird.”

“His parting shot to me had been, "I don't want to love someone who is more at home with the monsters than I am." What do you say to that? What can you say? Damned if I know. They say love conquers everything. They lie.”

“I made promises to you that I'm not sure I can keep. None of it has anything to do with you. It's just that I don't know what to do now. You must be thinking what a rotten person I am. Well, believe me, I'm thinking the same thing. I don't know how this happened or why. Maybe I can get over it. Do you think you can wait—because I don't want you to stop loving me. I keep remembering us and how it was. I don't want to hurt you … not ever …”

“The PretenderKeep you in the dark you know they all pretendKeep you in the dark and so it all beganSend in your skeletonsSing as their bones come marching in againThe need you buried deepThe secrets that you keep are at the ready, are you ready?I'm finished making senseDone pleading ignorance that whole defenseSpinning infinity, but the wheel is spinning meIt's never ending, never endingSame old storyWhat if I say I'm not like the othersWhat if I say I'm not just another one of your playsYou're the pretenderWhat if I say I will never surrenderWhat if I say I'm not like the othersWhat if I say I'm not just another one of your playsYou're the pretenderWhat if I say that I'll never surrenderIn time or so I'm toldI'm just another soul for sale, oh wellThe page is out of printWe are not permanent, we're temporary, temporarySame old storyWhat if I say I'm not like the othersWhat if I say I'm not just another one of your playsYou're the pretenderWhat if I say that I'll never surrenderWhat if I say I'm not like the othersWhat if I say I'm not just another one of your playsYou're the pretenderWhat if I say I will never surrenderI'm the voice inside your head, you refuse to hearI'm the face that you have to face, mirrored in your stareI'm what's left, I'm what's right, I'm the enemyI'm the hand that'll take you down, bring you to your kneesSo, who are you?Yeah, who are you?Yeah, who are you?Yeah, who are you?Keep you in the dark you know they all pretendWhat if I say I'm not like the othersWhat if I say I'm not just another one of your playsYou're the pretenderWhat if I say I will never surrenderWhat if I say I'm not like the othersWhat if I say I'm not just another one of your playsYou're the pretenderWhat if I say that I'll never surrenderWhat if I say I'm not like the others?(Keep you in the dark)What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays(You know they all)You're the pretender(Pretend)What if I say I will never surrenderWhat if I say I'm not like the others?(Keep you in the dark)What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays(You know they all)You're the pretender(Pretend)What if I say I will never surrenderSo who are youYeah who are youYeah who are you!”

“What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you?And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're ok?”