Hey, Halberstram? "Yes, Allen?" Why are there copies of the Style section all over the place? Do you- Do you have a dog? A little chow or something? "No, Allen." Is that a raincoat? "Yes, it is!"

Fields of shells and takers. When they've met their maker, they'll ask, "Who's the faker?" Bound to make them shun!

I wake up one night to a horrible scream outside my window. It sounds like the Killer is at it again.

Don't you know that I'm okay with this uptown part I get to play? 'Cause I got what I need and I don't wanna take the ride! I don't need to see the other side!

TO WHAT END AM I TOILING? WHAT RESULT AM I MEANT TO CHASE? WHICH ROAD AM I MEANT TO TAKE? WHY WAS I, ALONE, LEFT WITHOUT A HEART?

I crush you, I bleed you, I grind you to paste. My scars are a memory of what you used to be to me. I want those feelings back. You run but you do not run away. You take me somewhere new. Somewhere we can dance like we used to. But I could not follow your steps.

I've been here before. I've stood where you stand. They called me their hero, The Hero of Man.

(...No? You don't? You're too broken to remember?) (You're a terrible friend, Siffrin. Terrible, terrible, terrible.)

But, it was not something that can understand MERCY.

Where did you go, beloved? Your princess cannot see you... Come here and embrace me, and my love will free you!

BLINDED BY GREED, THE FOOLISH IDOL HAS COME TO DIE.

You woke the bear from his sleep. You cannot cry when he tangos. "That's not an expression in any language."

I am not the man you fell in love with. I am not the man you once adored. I am not your kind and gentle husband, and I am not the love you knew before.

...where are you going?! Wait! We need you! Your son NEEDS you! "I'm doing more harm than good. I just can’t do this anymore. I'm sorry..." Please! Please, don't leave us! "I'm sorry, Isaac..."

do what you want, you automaton freak. no, i can no longer bring myself to care. this hollowed out vessel's beginning to creak, so take control, let's see how you fare.

"I'm here," she thinks, forcing herself to focus on the moment instead of what came before. Nothing else matters now except finding a place where she doesn't feel confused or alone or invisible. Where she feels safe, if such a thing is possible.

I kill you. You kill me. Back and forth we go, faster and faster and faster. I kill you. You kill me. Hollow eyes watch from the dark corners of a forgotten place flooded by emotions left unspoken. The tide rises. I kill you and me.

Someone to watch me die. Someone to watch me die.

This is my favorite moment.

Quickly, I lift my sleeve up to wipe away whatever tears have started forming. But as I pull it away... No wet spot remains. A-Ah... Right, this isn't... This is a virtual world...this isn't my body, so I can't...actually cry......

Perfect mind control means perfect employee attendance and performance. Optimal mood stabilization is a nice side-effect. Happy happy everyone happy. Happy.

That...that didn't feel quite right. Why is it cowering? What did you even say?! For some reason, you want to ask how much money it makes now.

You hear swing music blasting through the elevator, but the show isn't until tonight.

to anybody who "ascended" last night, can you tell us if you got anything cool out of it? like some furniture or something?

The things I can't undo... I am not the man you knew! I know that you've been waiting, waiting!

Where did you go? I miss you, my dear bro...

I think this is my last note. I'm going to die having never found my escape, but really that's not true. This place was like my escape. My escape from everything else. In the end my death is kind of romantic.

Please, somebody, get me out of here. PLEASE, SOMEBODY, WON'T YOU GET ME OUT OF HERE?!

I don't want to die alone, sis... I don't want to die at all... I'm scared...

• "Hey, I think I'm here to kill you?" Ohohohoho, are you now? Why don't you come down and let me take a look at you.