"I can't disengage from the world. I want to help." He wanted to fix it and make it run exactly as he wanted, which was ridiculous but it would be quite nice, actually. He wanted to be alone with Barty, he wanted the world to be that small once when they were young and in love but then the rest of the world was still there and he couldn't just forget about it entirely. "If I know I could do good and I'm in the position to, I'll always want to get involved. And the best way I can is through being the example and trying to make others follow me."

And it worked, somewhat, with the police. They were learning from him and people tried more. Not Ray but fuck Ray. "Care a little. That's all I ask. And you can ask something of me too, sure, I don't care but just ... be in the world and care."