“And then, believe it or not, it came to me for the first time that all the difference was caused by me.”

“Hope you don’t judge me. Cause me and you are not all that different. You made me this way, you made me famous. You all assisted.”

“People laugh at me because I am different;I laugh at people cause the are all the same.”

“For the first time, I was the center of attention. Everyone watched me as if I were a bomb. Would I explode and cause a disaster or would I pop and cause a miracle?”

“And you came back to Lyrian?" Galloran said in disbelief."Believe it or not, I came through the same hippopotamus that brought me here the first time. Jumped into the tank on purpose. I wanted to keep others from wasting their time pursuing the Word. And I couldn't ditch Rachel."Galloran smiled. "Truly, you are possessed by that species of madness that begets heroism.”

“and for the first time in my life I understand the end of that poem. And I never wanted to. You have to believe me.”