"[...] consciousness is a terrible curse. I think. I feel. I suffer."

"I apologize if you can't understand a word I'm saying."

"No, I understand perfectly."

"Oh, it's very kind of you to lie. You see, I've been very lonely in my isolated tower of indecipherable speech."

"I have been to the dark side. I have seen a world that no man should see!"

"Really? For most people, it's a rather pleasant experience."

"What happens when a man goes through his own portal?"