... after I was tortured [ oh yeah, he never told Will about that, oops ] I was tired of not being able to protect others. I wanted to protect Touka and everyone from all the things I have seen. So I kept her in the dark and didn't see her for over six months. I thought it was for the best, so I did it.

But in the end, I decided to stop pushing her away because that wasn't the right thing to do at all; I decided that it was okay to rely on her and others. [ that's the only reason why Kaneki actually opens this much to Will. Had he arrived before that decision, he wouldn't have opened up to anyone ever ]

I want... to protect her from it all, but I can't keep pushing her away. It's not fair. And this is her life, too. It's not just about me.