Me

“I understood myself only after I destroyed myself. And only in the process of fixing myself did I know who I really was.”

“I am a different person to different people. Annoying to one. Talented to another. Quiet to a few. Unknown to a lot. But who am I, to me?”

“You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts.”

“Don’t think about what can happen in a month. Don’t think about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be.”

“To have someone understand your mind is a different kind of intimacy.”

“I’ve lived too long with pain. I won’t know who I am without it.”

“Death is only looking inward. Death is our ancient mother, our first mother.”

Sara Waybourne coded

I do feel like Homelanders interactions with Ryan and the Deep hit on those theories of humanity that ive mentioned a lot. Because with Ryan, and Soldier Boy also, it shows despite obtaining "Godhood", deep down, what Homelander REALLY wants is human connections. Genuine affection and love, but he's too messed up to realize it. So, he keeps looking for any remaining human connections he might still have despite SAYING he doesnt need anyone. And I think him dismissing the Deep shows that more. Because if eh REALLY wanted godhood and to be worshipped, He'd LOVE the Deep smmetaphorciailly sucking him off and being a sycophant. But he doesn't. Because deep down, he knows its all false praise and thats NOT what he actually wants. He wants GENUINE praise and acknowledgement. He says once to Starlight that he'd be happy being feared if he couldn't be loved, but honestly, I think that was a bluff. He'd RAGE and lash out but afterwards He'd just be empty with no one to care about him.