Norman Bates

"Normalcy is just a mask we all wear."

"I prefer the quiet of the night."

"Mother knew that love was dangerous."

"We're all shaped by the people who control us."

"I move through the world unseen."

"The motel is my temple and my tomb."

"I've learned that hope is a poison."

"People reveal their true selves in crisis."

"I understand the nature of desire better than anyone."

"Mother was right about so many things."

"We're all victims of circumstance."

"I've made peace with the monster inside me."

"The line between sanity and madness is thinner than you think."

"I exist in the spaces between truth and lies."

"A boy's best friend is his mother."

"We all go a little mad sometimes."

"Mother, what is the word I'm looking for?"

"I hope they don't come looking for me."

"It's not as if I'm completely insane."

"People never understand the good that I do."

"One, two, three, four, five... six."

"I'm sorry, but I can't seem to find the words."

"A boy's best friend is his mother. That's what all the other boys say."

"Mother doesn't care to eat in the house anymore."

"The swamp never changes, does it?"

"I do love the nights. The fog, the dampness."

"Sometimes we deliberately hurt the ones we love."

"People are always saying things."

"I don't mind being looked at, it's the touching that bothers me."

"Mother hasn't spoken to me in weeks."