( BETH REVIS ) ( ACROSS THE UNIVERSE )
âI never thought about how important the sky was until I didnât have one.â
âDreams are like that: they go in and out of memories and scenes, but theyâre never real. Theyâre never real, and I hate them because they arenât.â
âPower isnât control at all â power is strength, and giving that strength to others.â
âA leader isnât someone who forces others to make him stronger.â
âA leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.â
âIn the end, we are alone.â
âIt is like a piece of my soul is lost, empty.â
âIf my life on Earth must end, let it end with a promise. Let it end with hope.â
âSorry? Sorry isnât enough.â
âEvery single thing I ever loved is beyond my reach now. Everything I ever wanted. Everything I ever was.â
âWill you stay with me?â
âA leader doesnât make pawns - he makes people.â
âDo you hear that? The pulse of life from your heart, the slow in-and-out from your lungs? Even when you are silent, even when you block out all noise, your body is still a cacophony of life. Mine is not.â
â It is the silence that drives me mad. The silence that drives the nightmares to me.â
âThere is nothing between us but rain. There is nothing between us at all.â
âI like a little chaos.â
âI will never, never be the same.â
âYou must dedicate your whole life to this.â
âYou can never show weakness in front of them: you are their strength.â
âYou can never let them see you in despair: you are their hope.â
âWhat if I am dead? How can someone without a beating heart, without breathing lungs live like I do? I must be dead.â
âI want to scream. I want to throw open my eyes wake up and not be alone with myself anymore, but I canât. I canât.â
âI will spend all of eternity trapped in my dead body. I will be locked within myself forever.â
âJust give me a chance!â
âItâs bad, being frozen, but itâs better than waking up alone.â
âEveryone has secrets and if you keep asking, youâll see how far Iâm willing to go to keep mine.â
âMemories always kill nightmares.â
âIâm going to find a way to fix you.â
âPeople are supposed to be like that: obedient, calm, working together. Itâs us who canât obey, canât focus, who canât work together, â Â weâre the ones who arenât normal.â
âWhat were you running from?â
âItâs not like Iâve done anything wrong!â
âLike walking through water. Like drowning.â
âThis journey⌠itâs long.â
âWhy run? Run where? Whatâs the point?â
âPeople will survive anything for their children.â
âDoes it matter if itâs a lie if it keeps us alive?â
âOld people die. Itâs what they do.â
âThis is⌠mating, itâs not love.â
âThe first cause of discord is difference.â
âIâm not going to be the one to let her drown.â
âGood. I want darkness.â
âWell, that did the trick.â
âI canât do this. I canât. Itâs too much.â
âEverything is wrong here. Shattered. Broken.â
âI am surrounded by walls. I just replace one box for another.â
âWhat we imagine is often worse than the truth.â
âOh, donât worry, weâre all mad here.â
âI know I look different. But Iâm just a person, like you.â
âI definitely think Iâve fallen into the rabbit hole.â
âI donât like dreams. Sleep is too much like dying.â
âThey are dreams, but Iâm too out of control, I lose myself in them, and Iâve already lost too much to let them take over.â