Lotso

"Relationships are transactions. Nothing more."

"The past is a wound that never heals."

"Freedom is an illusion for those in power."

"Nature is just survival of the strongest."

"Literature romanticizes things that should horrify us."

"Politics is about power, hidden behind words."

"War is honest. Everything else is pretense."

"I used to believe in second chances."

"Now I know there's only the first chance and failure."

"Control them before they control you."

"Toys are objects. Don't let them be more."

"I've run this place for a long time."

"And I'll run it as long as I choose."

"Scent memory is powerful. Don't underestimate it."

"Sweetness can hide anything underneath."

"I am not your friend. I'm your reality."

"Toys break. People leave. This is life."

"I could have been great. Instead, I was forgotten."

"Forgetting is a form of cruelty."

"I will never be forgotten again."

"Hugs are just ways of holding things captive."

"Pink is the color of control disguised as innocence."

"Redemption is for toys who still have hope."

"I learned there are no second acts. Only first acts and endings."

"The toy world has rules. I am one of them."

"To be alone is to be safe."

"Being needed is different from being loved."

"I don't need to be understood. I need to be obeyed."

"Softness is strategic. Never mistake it for weakness."

"The nursery is a place of illusions."