“Besides, the normal people here wouldn’t see it. That was what “different” meant. It’s just another word for lonely.”

“People fear anyone who differs from what is considered normal, and in a small town the idea of normal can be as narrow as the streets.”

“I thought that being king meant I didn't have to kill people myself. I see know that was another misconception.”

“It's 2 o'clock in the morning and I just can't sleep
Outside the rain is pourin', I'm lonely as can be
Maybe 2night'll be different than the nights before
I need 2 feel someone beside me, I can't be alone no more”

“Why do people have to be this lonely? What's the point of it all? Millions of people in this world, all of them yearning, looking to others to satisfy them, yet isolating themselves. Why? Was the earth put here just to nourish human loneliness?”

“Most of the world's problems could be avoided if people just said what they meant.”

“A good storyteller minces words to entertain or inspire the audience. The politicians and religious leaders do much the same, but for a different purpose - to turn otherwise normal people to nutcases.”

“There is the solitude of suffering, when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering.”

“Infatuation's just another word for not seeing clearly. When you start to love a person- that's when they become real”

“I think we look for the differences in people because it makes us less lonely.”