"And I don't want to live - for the rest of my life feeling like I'm always paying for that. I don't want to hurt all the time. I'm tired of saying it's okay that I do."

Because all of the monsters, they all tried. They all tried, even before they knew there was any point to trying. The ACT of trying alone was enough to breach any possibility that it might not matter, down the road.

Except for him.

Except for him.