Ezekiel: I know what you want from me… what I should be doing. But I can’t.
Carol Peletier: People out there need you.
Ezekiel: Who the hell was I to choose for them?
Carol Peletier: You’re their king.
Ezekiel: ‘Cause I said I was a king. I played a part. And early on, I was shown that the stakes were these people’s lives. And I still played the part. I knew. And yet I smiled. I can’t do it no more. I can’t be what they need. So, please just… leave me alone.
From The Walking Dead – Season 8 Episode 6: ‘The King, the Widow and Rick’ (8×06)
