"Now we know. We're all we've got."
"The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said: what
the caterpillar calls ‘the end’ the rest of
the world calls a butterfly."
"We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things
faster that we go bankrupt by the age of thirty and have
less to offer each time we start with someone new, but
to make yourself feel nothing so as not to feel anything
— what a waste."
"I think religions are like monarchies. There might be a
good king here and there, but the system is problematic.
Too easy to exploit."
"Instead of telling our young people to plan ahead, we
should tell them to plan to be surprised."
"May thy knife chip and shatter."
"Sometimes I wish I had never met you, because then I
could go to sleep at night not knowing there was someone
like you out there."
"I have a purpose […] If you think that's some kind
of blessing, it's not. It puts me at a huge life disadvantage.
It means I have an obligation to see a very specific thing
through. And with obligation comes sacrifice."
"It's official, old buddy. I'm a has-been."
"I pray but I'm lost. Am I just praying to silence?"
"Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you
can't remember."
"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see
yourself become the villain."
"Please. Please, speak English. I enjoy to speak English.
It is simple and ugly."
"I don't think you're an asshole, Royal. I just think
you're kind of a son of a bitch."