“I deserve no punishment at all for being who I am.”
“Being angry is to punish oneself for others' mistakes; however, I am not the one who should be punished.”
“When it happens that I am more moved by the song than the thing which is sung, I confess that I sin in a manner deserving punishment”
“But I feel this, Helen: I must dislike those who, whatever I do to please them, persist in disliking me; I must resist those who punish me unjustly. It is as natural as that I should love those who show me affection, or submit to punishment when I feel it is deserved.”
“You need to read some Agatha Christie, man.Why? Am I being punished?”
“I’ve been fighting to be who I am all my life. What’s the point of being who I am, if I can’t have the person who was worth all the fighting for?”