Not like it was anything new, but it got harder and harder for me to watch and listen to the other girls in our class bullying her, just like it was stressful knowing that Kojima watched me being bullied.
-- Eyes (chapter 1)

Importance: This is a sign of the empathy Eyes feels toward Kojima and one of many examples that the bullying affects many aspects of his life. He has never worried about who sees him in these situations until now.

We're a lot like things already.' She bit her lower lip and laughed. 'You and I both know it isn't true, but that's what we are to them.
-- Kojima (2 )

Importance: Kojima and Eyes are discussing that the bullies treat them like objects instead of people.

I knew the peace could never last, but it was immensely comforting to know that, if I never left my room, no one in the world could lay...
-- Eyes (chapter 3)