“Just because I know what I want doesn't mean I can have it,”

“I don't know what you want, Haley. Just because you got me off doesn't mean I have to engage in post-fuck chat. So back off.”

“But I know what it means to crave what you're not. To want to sew up that rift because it's exhausting to hold it open. Sometimes you just need to be someone else, someone who doesn't care about anything at all. I know I do. I want emptiness but I can't have it.”

“Just because I don't know how to work a toy, doesn't mean I don't want it in my toy box.”

“Just because I'm sick that doesn't mean I would not want to live this life again. What if I chose to live another life, then I will have a different Dad. I can't imagine another life without him. Can you?”

“Just because I've walked into this crazy fantasy doesn't mean I can just abandon my other plans, much as I might want to.”