“You gain power by pretending to be weak. By contrast, you make people feel strong. You save people by letting them save you.”

“You gain power by pretending to be weak.”

“And it's funny how when somebody saves you, the first thing you want to do is save other people. All other people. Everybody. The kid never knew the man's name. But he never forgot that smile. "Hero" isn't the first word, but it's the first word that comes to mind.”

“So if you think this is going to save you...If you think anything is going to save you...Please consider this your final warning.”

“I tell everybody, I’m tired of being jerked around. Okay? So let’s just not pretend. I don’t have fuck for a heart. You people are not going to make me feel anything. You are not going to get to me.”

“You love me. You ignore me. You save my life, then you cook my mother into soap.”

“some soap opera, you know, real people pretending to be fake people with made-up problems being watched by real people to forget their real problems.”