 Who didn't William say strange things to?
For punishment, he locked me in a windowless room and told me to sit still until he came back. Because they were real, I talked about them as if they were real, and I almost earned a bunk in the home for retarded children until I got smart enough to keep the beasts to myself. "This," Brother Partridge said, "is one of the most profound experiences of my life." "There must be something special about you, for your apprehension to come through miraculous intervention. But, Brother, I've always had it like this, as long as I can remember. "William, all I can tell you is that time means nothing in Heaven.
 Partridge
 a man at the restaurant  his father  the librarian  Partridge