“Normal. She wanted normal and so did I.”

“Normal! He thought. Normal! I don't want things to be normal. Normal is always being left out, never belonging.”

“Asami:...Did you think she was cute?Haruna: Hmm? Yeah, I thought she was cute!Asami: Do you think she's cuter than me?Haruna: Huh? Who's cuter!? Umm... She's more 'normal'...Asami: Yeah, that 'normal' part of her was why she was so popular.”

“It was more dangerous not to go; I was running the risk of becoming trapped in my own fantasies. So I was doing the right thing by going. She would behave normally, I would behave normally, and everything would be normal again.”

“I told myself, 'All I want is a normal life'. But was that true? I wasn't so sure. Because there was a part of me that enjoyed hating school, and the drama of not going, the potential consequences whatever they were. I was intrigued by the unknown. I was even slightly thrilled that my mother was such a mess. Had I become addicted to crisis? I traced my finger along the windowsill. 'Want something normal, want something normal, want something normal', I told myself.”

“You mean everything to me. You mean more to me than I have the words to explain. Is it normal? Who gives a damn if it's normal? Fuck normal. You and I will never be normal people. If normal means I'm not with you, then I never want to be that man.”